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The anthropocene will be visible in every history of the planet as one of the most rapid changes in every geologically and archaeologically observable metric, o
by LeifCarrotson 4y ago
The anthropocene will be visible in every history of the planet as one of the most rapid changes in every geologically and archaeologically observable metric, on the scale of the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs.
The asteroid may vanished in a massive conflagration, but people don't talk about it because that particular lump of space rock went extinct, they talk about all the other changes that came about as a result of its admittedly short time in our atmosphere and ecosystem.
- conductr 4y ago> observable metric By who though? Our entire existence could very well be a tree falling in an empty forest.
- Dylan16807 4y agoBy whoever is making the footnotes.
- MisterSandman 4y agoCitation needed. It really depends on the geological time scale you're talking about. Geoscientists are still in debate of whether the Anthropocene should be added as it's epoch - yes, humans have had an impact, but it's hard to concretely state that the impact will be noticeable enough that another species would demarcate our existence as such.