Anthropocene is a term that has been used to refer to the period of time during which humanity has become a planetary force of change. It appears in scientific and social discourse, especially with respect to accelerating geophysical and biochemical changes that characterize the 20th and 21st centuries on Earth. Originally a proposal for a new geological epoch following the Holocene, it was ...
Anthropocene Epoch A simulated night-time image of the world during the Anthropocene Epoch, an informal geologic time interval characterized by the substantial influence humans over many of Earth's natural processes, showing the extent of artificial lighting across Earth's surface. (more)
Even though geologists have rejected the designation of an Anthropocene epoch, the idea of a major planetary transition in the mid-twentieth century remains useful across physical and social ...
The meaning of the Anthropocene: why it matters even without a formal ...
The word Anthropocene comes from the Greek terms for human ('anthropo') and new ('cene'), but its definition is controversial. It was coined in the 1980s, then popularised in 2000 by atmospheric chemist Paul J Crutzen and diatom researcher Eugene F Stoermer. The duo suggested that we are living in a new geological epoch. It is widely accepted that our species, Homo sapiens, has had such a ...
The Anthropocene Epoch is an unofficial unit of geologic time, used to describe the most recent period in Earth’s history when human activity started to have a significant impact on the planet’s climate and ecosystems.
The Anthropocene is the time period that is characterised by the influence of human activity on the planet's climate and ecosystems.