Humans’ ability to transform the natural environment is often considered a modern phenomenon, from increasing deforestation, soil erosion and greenhouse gas emissions. This year, an international group of geologists deemed the start of the Anthropocene—the time of humans’ most far-reaching effects on the Earth—to be the middle of the 20th century.
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Source: Phys.org