Growth in fundamental drivers—energy use, economic productivity and population—can
provide quantitative indications of the proposed boundary between the Holocene Epoch and …

BACKGROUND Humans are altering the planet, including long-term global geologic
processes, at an increasing rate. Any formal recognition of an Anthropocene epoch in the …

A remarkable exploration of the science, history, and politics of the Anthropocene, one of the
most important scientific ideas of our time, from two world-renowned experts Meteorites …

We review and compare proposals for 12 reference sections submitted to the Anthropocene
Working Group of the International Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy, of which …

Abstract Since 2009, the Working Group on the 'Anthropocene'(or, commonly, AWG for
Anthropocene Working Group), has been critically analysing the case for formalization of this …

Time is divided by geologists according to marked shifts in Earth's state. Recent global
environmental changes suggest that Earth may have entered a new human-dominated …

We evaluate the boundary of the Anthropocene geological time interval as an epoch, since it
is useful to have a consistent temporal definition for this increasingly used unit, whether the …

Increases in atmospheric temperature and nutrients from land are thought to be promoting
the expansion of harmful cyanobacteria in lakes worldwide, yet to date there has been no …

Stratigraphy provides insights into the evolution and dynamics of the Earth System over its
long history. With recent developments in Earth System science, changes in Earth System …

Various authors have identified 'precursors' of the new concept of the Anthropocene, with
most frequent reference made to Antonio Stoppani, Vladimir Vernadsky and Pierre Teilhard …