0 the most recent period in the earth's history, when human activities have a very important effect on the earth's environment and climate (= weather conditions):
Many geologists believe that humans have altered the earth so much since the start of the industrial revolution that we are now living in a new epoch called the Anthropocene.
1 relating or referring to the most recent period in the earth's history, when human activities have a very important effect on the earth's environment and climate (= weather conditions):
The Anthropocene Epoch is an unofficial unit of geologic time.
Arguments occur as to when, if at all, the Holocene ended and the Anthropocene began.
To assign a specific date to the onset of the "Anthropocene" seems somewhat arbitrary, but we propose the latter part of the 18th century.
The Anthropocene represents a new phase in the history of both humankind and of the Earth, when natural forces and human forces became intertwined.
This week, we discuss the Anthropocene age, a time when humans are literally shaping the earth.
Anthropocene extinction is an ongoing extinction event of species during the present epoch as a result of human activity.
