Defining the Anthropocene, Earth's new era
The planet may have entered a new epoch
Source: yahoo.com
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This Canadian lake is 'the best evidence for humanity's impact on the planet'
Canadian lake identified as the 'golden-spike', a spot in the geologic record that preserved the transformation humans have wrought
Source: chathamdailynews.ca
Tree Rings Hint at the Fall of the Hittite Empire
The Bronze Age civilization adapted to changes in climate but suffered during a prolonged crisis.
Source: eos.org
Did climate change help cause the Bronze Age to collapse?
Over 3,000 years ago, a civilization collapsed—and the main source of information we have about it was commisioned by their chief enemy, Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses III. “And of course, it [his rendering of events] is all about him celebrating how wonderful he is because he drove them back,” said one archaeologist. “This is like regarding Putin’s account of what happens in the current war in Ukraine as being the definitive record.”
Source: thebulletin.org
Rare drought coincided with Hittite Empire collapse
An interdisciplinary collaboration used tree ring and isotope records to pinpoint a likely culprit for the collapse of the Hittite Empire: three straight years of severe drought in an already dry period.
Source: cornell.edu