Question

what is the Anthropocene age of man? what are some of its impacts on human physiology?

Answer 1

Anthropocene

• a new geological epoch following the Holocene (12,000 years of stable climate).
• Defined as the current geological age, viewed as the period during which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment.
• 1950s great acceleration - human impact on environment increased rapidly. Population doubled, 50% people living in urban areas.
• The 'Anthropocene' gathers all disparate environmental issues under a single heading.

Anthropocene as an epoch of global environmental crises.

soil depletion, climate change, 6th great extinction (caused exclusively by humans) - habitat loss, invasive species. This magnitude of extinction has not been seen since the loss of the dinosaurs.