Defining the Anthropocene.

• Autores: Simon L. Lewis, Mark Maslin
• Localización: Nature: International weekly journal of science, ISSN 0028-0836, Vol. 519, Nº 7542, 2015, págs. 171-180
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Time is divided by geologists according to marked shifts in Earth's state. Recent global environmental changes suggest that Earth may have entered a new human-dominated geological epoch, the Anthropocene. Here we review the historical genesis of the idea and assess anthropogenic signatures in the geological record against the formal requirements for the recognition of a new epoch. The evidence suggests that of the various proposed dates two do appear to conform to the criteria to mark the beginning of the Anthropocene: 1610 and 1964. The formal establishment of an Anthropocene Epoch would mark a fundamental change in the relationship between humans and the Earth system.