Unprecedented energy use since 1950 has transformed our planetary environment and humanity鈥檚 geologic footprint
听This is the first time that scientists have documented humanity鈥檚 geological footprint on such a comprehensive scale in a single publication.
,听former executive director of the Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System, a diverse community of international experts who study the interactions among the Earth鈥檚 surface, water and atmosphere
A new study coordinated by CU Boulder makes clear the extraordinary speed and scale of increases in energy use, economic productivity and global population that have pushed the Earth toward a new geological epoch, known as the Anthropocene. Distinct physical, chemical and biological changes to Earth鈥檚 rock layers began around the year 1950, the research found.