An analysis of data from the VIIRS DNB satellite instrument covering the years 2014 to 2022 finds that nighttime lighting is increasing globally by about two percent per year. “Although […]
Anthropocene
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The New Geological Age That Never Was Or The Multiple Layers Of The Transientocene
Since its humble origins, humans have left imprints on the face of the planet. From the profound transformation unleashed by the Neolithic Revolution, about 12000 years ago, till the present, […]
Posted inAtmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Gaia - Planetary Perspectives, Habitable Zones, Status Report, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Setting Up The Physical Principles Of Resilience In A Model Of The Earth System
Resilience is a property of social, ecological, social-ecological and biophysical systems. It describes the capacity of a system to cope with, adapt to and innovate in response to a changing […]
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Chaotic Behaviour of the Earth System in the Anthropocene
It is shown that the Earth System (ES) can, due to the impact of human activities, exhibit chaotic behaviour.
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Short Term Impact of Human Activity During the Anthropocene: The Corona Pandemic Reduced The Melting Of Himalayan Glaciers
Editor’s note: Astrobiologists are often focused on how a planet’s life history shapes the life on it and how that life can, in turn, alter a planet’s life history. Life […]
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Triggering A Climate Change Dominated "Anthropocene": Is It Common Among Exocivilizations?
We seek to model the coupled evolution of a planet and a civilization through the era when energy harvesting by the civilization drives the planet into new and adverse climate […]