An·thro·po·cene - "Relating to or denoting the current geological age, viewed as the period during which human activity has been been the dominant influence on climate and the environment."
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37200489 http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37200489 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <jr_esq@...> wrote : It is known for radioactive wastes, plastic bottles and the domestic chicken, the miniature descendant of the once ferocious dinosaurs of the previous millions of years ago. The Anthropocene epoch: scientists declare dawn of human-influenced age http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-anthropocene-epoch-scientists-declare-dawn-of-human-influenced-age/ar-AAicH9D?li=AA4Zpp&ocid=spartanntp http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-anthropocene-epoch-scientists-declare-dawn-of-human-influenced-age/ar-AAicH9D?li=AA4Zpp&ocid=spartanntp The Anthropocene epoch: scientists declare dawn of... http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-anthropocene-epoch-scientists-declare-dawn-of-human-influenced-age/ar-AAicH9D?li=AA4Zpp&ocid=spartanntp Experts say humanity’s impact on Earth now so profound that the Holocene must give way to epoch defined by nuclear bomb tests, plastic pollution and domes... View on www.msn.com http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-anthropocene-epoch-scientists-declare-dawn-of-human-influenced-age/ar-AAicH9D?li=AA4Zpp&ocid=spartanntp Preview by Yahoo
