GEO 103 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Terra Incognita, Woolly Mammoth, Pleistocene Megafauna
31 Aug 2016
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Geo 103: environment and society - the anthropocene: are humans now. Overwhelming the great forces of nature? by will steffen, paul j. crutzen, and john r. The anthropocene began around 1800 with the onset of industrialization, the central feature of which was the enormous expansion in the use of fossil fuels. We use atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration as a single, simple indicator to track the progression of the anthropocene. Introduction: underlying the global change are human-driven alterations of: 1800-1945): stage 1 of the anthropocene: in the footsteps of the enlightenment, the transition began in the 1700s in england and the. Ww2) prevented the great acceleration from occurring: the exponential character of the great acceleration is obvious from or quantification of the human imprint on the earth system, using atmospheric co2 concentration as the indicator. 3 broad philosophical approaches to deal with the global environment.
