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Subject: The Anthropocene era began in the middle Twentieth Century
Written By: 80sfan on 01/08/16 at 8:32 pm
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/humanitys-impact-on-earth-opens-anthropocene-epoch-scientists-say-20160107-gm1nwt.html
Most scientists date it as starting between 1945 to 1950. So roughly after WWII.
Subject: Re: The Anthropocene era began in the middle Twentieth Century
Written By: 2001 on 01/08/16 at 11:06 pm
Even real scientists are doing decadeology. Where are the haters now?
Subject: Re: The Anthropocene era began in the middle Twentieth Century
Written By: 80sfan on 01/09/16 at 10:45 am
Even real scientists are doing decadeology. Where are the haters now?
It's beyond decades, it's whole eras.
Subject: Re: The Anthropocene era began in the middle Twentieth Century
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/16 at 10:46 am
It's beyond decades, it's whole eras.
There has been decadeology since the big bang?
Subject: Re: The Anthropocene era began in the middle Twentieth Century
Written By: 80sfan on 01/09/16 at 10:48 am
There has been decadeology since the big bang?
Nope, it had to be at least ten years for their to be decadeology!! :D
Subject: Re: The Anthropocene era began in the middle Twentieth Century
Written By: 2001 on 01/09/16 at 2:59 pm
It's beyond decades, it's whole eras.
They're going to get into debates on whther it started 1945 or a bit later 1948. It's not like there was a huge tech straight after WW2 ended, right? They had to settle down afterwards. I can see good arguments for it starting in the 1760s with the industrial revolution. :D
Subject: Re: The Anthropocene era began in the middle Twentieth Century
Written By: 80sfan on 01/09/16 at 3:12 pm
They're going to get into debates on whther it started 1945 or a bit later 1948. It's not like there was a huge tech straight after WW2 ended, right? They had to settle down afterwards. I can see good arguments for it starting in the 1760s with the industrial revolution. :D
The industrial revolution was such a big change, technologically. 8)