· Anthropocene Proposed by nobel laureate paul J crutzen in 2000
· Industrial revolution will mark beginning of this epoch if approved
· Currently we are in holocene which is over 11000 years old
· Anthropocene is characterised by
o Forests turned in cropland
o Oceans turing acidic due to increased absorption of carbon dioxide
o Increase in avg temp by 1 deg celsius in last 1 year
· Beginning of epoch is known by changes preserved in rocks
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