Anthropocene Epoch
ANTHROPOCENE EPOCH Recently (May 21), panel of the Anthropocene Working Group (AWG) voted in favour of designating a new geological epoch — the Anthropocene. Arrival of new epoch signals the end of the Holocene Epoch, which began 11,700 years ago. The panel plans to submit a formal proposal for the new epoch by 2021 to the International Commission on Stratigraphy, which oversees the official geologic time chart. The final ratification will be made by…
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