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The Anthopecene Era started with nuclear weapons: Anthropocene Working Group
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014990774
Anthropocene era: Humans changed the Earth's geology by setting off atomic bombs in 1945
Source: International Business Times
An international group of scientists has proposed that the Anthropocene era, a new chapter in the Earth's geological history, occurred at the dawn of the nuclear age 70 years ago.
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Now, the Anthropocene Working Group, which is made up of researchers from 24 institutions around the world, has proposed that the Anthropocene could have in fact occurred on 16 July 1945 with the testing of the first atomic bomb in Mexico.
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Their research, entitled When did the Anthropocene begin? A mid-twentieth century boundary level is stratigraphically optimal, is published in the journal Quaternary International, and will be presented to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland next week.
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"When we first aggregated these datasets, we expected to see major changes but what surprised us was the timing," Professor Will Steffen of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme in Stockholm told the Telegraph.
"Almost all graphs show the same pattern. The most dramatic shifts have occurred since 1950. We can say that around 1950 was the start of the Great Acceleration.
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Read more: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/anthropocene-era-humans-changed-earths-geology-by-setting-off-atomic-bombs-1945-1483759
Anthropocene era: Humans changed the Earth's geology by setting off atomic bombs in 1945
Source: International Business Times
An international group of scientists has proposed that the Anthropocene era, a new chapter in the Earth's geological history, occurred at the dawn of the nuclear age 70 years ago.
<snip>
Now, the Anthropocene Working Group, which is made up of researchers from 24 institutions around the world, has proposed that the Anthropocene could have in fact occurred on 16 July 1945 with the testing of the first atomic bomb in Mexico.
<snip>
Their research, entitled When did the Anthropocene begin? A mid-twentieth century boundary level is stratigraphically optimal, is published in the journal Quaternary International, and will be presented to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland next week.
<snip>
"When we first aggregated these datasets, we expected to see major changes but what surprised us was the timing," Professor Will Steffen of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme in Stockholm told the Telegraph.
"Almost all graphs show the same pattern. The most dramatic shifts have occurred since 1950. We can say that around 1950 was the start of the Great Acceleration.
<snip>
Read more: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/anthropocene-era-humans-changed-earths-geology-by-setting-off-atomic-bombs-1945-1483759