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wvit1001
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« on: 08 29, 16, 08:35:51:PM » Reply

The human impact on Earth's chemistry and climate has cut short the 11,700-year-old geological epoch known as the Holocene and ushered in a new one, scientists said Monday.

The Anthropocene, or "new age of man," would start from the mid-20th century if their recommendation—submitted Monday to the International Geological Congress in Cape Town, South Africa—is adopted.

That approval process is likely to take at least two years and requires ratification by three other academic bodies.

But after seven years of deliberation, the 35-strong Working Group has unanimously recognised the Anthropocene as a reality, and voted 30-to-three (with two abstentions) for the transition to be officially registered.

"Our working model is that the optimal boundary is the mid-20th century," said Jan Zalasiewicz, a geologist at the University of Leicester.

Scientists refer to the period starting from 1950 as the "Great Acceleration", and a glance at graphs tracking a number of chemical and socio-economic changes make it obvious why.

Concentrations in the air of carbon dioxide, methane and stratospheric ozone; surface temperatures, ocean acidification, marine fish harvesting, and tropical forest loss; population growth, construction of large dams, international tourism—all of them take off from about mid-century.

One of the main culprits is global warming driven by the burning of fossil fuels.

A telltale surge in the spread of invasive plant and animal species is also a legacy of our species.

But the working group is not allowed to take any of these measures into consideration unless they show up in the geological record.

If it can't be measured in rocks, lake sediments, ice cores, or other such formations—the criteria used to determine dozens of distinct eons, era, periods and ages going back four billion years—it doesn't count.

This, however, is not a problem when it comes to the Anthropocene, said Zalasiewicz.

"We are spoiled for choice," he told AFP. "There's a whole array of potential signals out there."

Micro-plastics, for example—a synthetic, man-made substance—"are now components of sediment around the world, both in land and in the sea."

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http://phys.org/news/2016-08-anthropocene-scientists.html
duke_john
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« Reply #1 on: 08 29, 16, 08:52:55:PM » Reply

If this bothers you, tell us what you will do to reverse it (and not the naming).
chuck_curtis
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Let's go Brandon!


« Reply #2 on: 08 29, 16, 08:55:40:PM » Reply

I have great confidence in man's ability to adapt to the environment in the future as least as well as he has to date, and very probably more so.
WWV10MHZ
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« Reply #3 on: 08 29, 16, 09:00:50:PM » Reply

Let's have a Worldwide Jonestown Massacre and Mother Earth will be happy to have us all gone and not destroying her!!!!!



Truman62
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« Reply #4 on: 08 29, 16, 09:04:19:PM » Reply

We could lay down some conservocene to cover up the plasticene to make way for Anthropocene, eh?

We could start the conservocene with several layers of DVD and Bozzie?  :P
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« Reply #5 on: 08 29, 16, 09:13:49:PM » Reply

You are definitely weird, davik.
WWV10MHZ
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« Reply #6 on: 08 29, 16, 09:27:25:PM » Reply

Humans are "causing" all the Earth's problems.    So, let's just get rid of them!!!!   Problems SOLVED.

That should make the Libs/Dems/Fags happy.
chuck_curtis
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Let's go Brandon!


« Reply #7 on: 08 29, 16, 09:33:26:PM » Reply

One thing we can all be assured of is that man is not inclined to extinct himself.  Quit the opposite.
lluke47
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« Reply #8 on: 08 29, 16, 09:35:58:PM » Reply

When the ones calling for us to give up our lives give up their as an example I'll consider it..
pacifica
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« Reply #9 on: 08 29, 16, 10:09:08:PM » Reply

What throws me off is the labels such as global warming, now climate change. The globe has always warmed and cooled and climate has always and will always change. Plus the algore thing making 'predictions' - so why isn't NY under water yet.

That said!!! -  it only makes sense to conserve, recycle, be as sustainable as possible, don't make the ocean a garbage dump, keep the environment around us as pleasant as we can within reason and keep costs down as best we can. Growing/composting ones own fruits/vegetables, having solar panels telling the energy companies to take a hike if you can and etc. makes the pocketbook brighter.

Living near Los Angeles and remembering the horrible smog "back then" has brought about a lot of this.

Many more & better videos of Ed Begley Jr.
but this is just an example. Another is saving energy and our pocketbook by simple things like plugging lighting/ appl.
whatever in to those multi-strip panels --then turning off with one push of the switch.

Ed Bagley Jr. is an old school recycler from way back
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/0K7CypWFWTE" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/v/0K7CypWFWTE</a>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K7CypWFWTE


One thing we can all be assured of is that man is not inclined to extinct himself. Quit the opposite.
Yes.

When the ones calling for us to give up our lives give up their as an example I'll consider it..
Yep their private lire jets, gas guzzlers, etc.
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« Reply #10 on: 08 29, 16, 10:12:11:PM » Reply

According to liberals the only solution for this fictitious problem is for the world to unite under socialism with only the politically well connected profiting!
Dan
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« Reply #11 on: 08 30, 16, 02:49:33:AM » Reply

Man's technological advances has increased prosperity and created a new epoch of prosperity.  We couldn't have done it without the help of the naturally warming planet.  We should all pat ourselves on the back for a job well done.
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