18 October, 2014

Have we made geological history?


This is natural, but it is it? Humans have
 changed the atmosphere and so does
this growth continue to be "natural".
Have we, that is you, me and along with our fellows, made genuine geological history in that our efforts have resulted in the “Anthropocene”?

Scientists from around the world met this week to decide whether to call time on the Holocene epoch after 11,700 years and begin a new geological age called the Anthropocene - to reflect humankind's deep impact on the planet.

A story headed: “Scientists Mull Change Of Epoch To Reflect Human Impact On The Planet” discusses that idea that the Holocene epoch if finally over after 11,700 years.

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