Discussion On Anthropocene Analysis

Running head: DISCUSSION ON ANTHROPOCENE
Discussion on Anthropocene
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DISCUSSION ON ANTHROPOCENE
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Understanding the case "humanity's impact on the earth is now so profound that
a new geological epoch - the Anthropocene - needs to be declared"
In this study the effect of humanity on earth and declaration of Anthropocene as the
consequence is evaluated. For this at first Anthropocene is understood and its role for growth of
population is evaluated. Next, the issues regarding the change to the new type of epoch is discussed.
Various instances for helping to demonstrate the concerns are also used here.
Defining Anthropocene:
As per IUGS or International Union of Geological Sciences, which is also the professional
organization who also defined the time scale of Earth, states that human beings are in Holocene or
entirely new epoch officially. This started 11,700 years ago as the previous important ice age.
Nonetheless, the label is seen to be outdated. It is also argued that for Anthropocene derived from
“anthropo” denotitng man and “cene” for the new since the man-kind has resulted in huge
extinctions of animal and plant species and polluted oceans and changes the surroundings among the
additional lasting effects. It has turned to be the leading buzz word from the time Paul Crutzen, the
Nobel laureate and atmospheric chemist made it popular during 2000 (Hughes et al., 2017). At the
present time, the term has been popular among the elite circles. Apparently at about two hundred
peer-reviewed articles, Elsevier of publisher launched the attest academic journal named
Anthropocene. Thus, IUGS convened scholar groups to take decision till 2016 to officially make the
declaration that Holocene s over and Anthropocene has started.
At many times the issues at Anthropocene are solved very fast. For example, the eradication
of phosphorous from different replacements or detergents for the chlorofluorocarbon can be
considered. Again, there are many problems like acid rain taking about ten years or more for