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Geologists reject declaration of Anthropocene epoch

Critics say it is a missed chance to recognise that the planet irrevocably left its natural state in the mid-20th century

The guardians of the world’s official geological timescale have firmly rejected a proposal to declare an Anthropocene epoch, after an epic academic row.

The proposal would have designated the period from 1952 as the Anthropocene to reflect the planet-changing impact of humanity. It would have ended the Holocene epoch, the 11,700 years of stable climate since the last ice age and during which human civilisation arose.

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