Why is the idea of the Anthropocene so contentious?
Grist
MARCH 11, 2024
The geologic epoch had reigned for 11,700 years, ever since the sprawling ice sheets covering North America and Europe began melting rapidly, and Crutzen thought its time was up. The comparatively calm, warm conditions of the Holocene encouraged the development of agriculture. Crutzen, along with the diatom researcher Eugene F.
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