ANTH 1010 Lecture 6: Global Warming - The Basics Part 1
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The industrial revolution in the 19th century saw large scale use of fossil fuels for industrial activities. Fossil fuels such as oil coal and natural gas supply most of the energy. Methane is 22x as powerful as co2 at absorbing and emitting heat. Overall global warming since the industrial revolution. Dutch atmospheric chemist paul crutzen argues that the geographic age of earth should be called the anthropocene (age of people) because of the significant human role in shaping the bio-geological environment of the planet over the last 150 years. The human driver now far outweighs the impacts of natural drivers of global warming. Development of localized agriculture and husbandry : 10,000 ybp. Movement towards global management of environments : 2000 ybp. Signs of human impact on geological formations : 500 ybp. Industrial revolution and major human environmental impact : 150 ybp.
