On the origins of the anthropocene as our current geologic epoch, and the theory’s many supporters and detractors.

The Morning News http://bit.ly/2W5hP1S

“As geologists, we’re used to looking backwards. [The Anthropocene] appears significant but it would be far easier if we were 200 to 300, possibly 2,000 to 3,000, years in the future and then we could look back and say: yes, that was the right thing to do.”

↩︎ The Guardian

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