The proposal to declare the Anthropocene epoch starting in 1952 was rejected, but the ongoing impact of human societies on the planet is still undeniable and important to understand.
Oil giant ConocoPhillips, the state of Alaska, the North Slope Borough and the Voice of the Arctic Inupiat have filed lawsuits to reverse the new rules.
With stored carbon already on the decline, followed by the devastating fire seasons of 2020 and 2021, these ecosystems may have reached a tipping point.
"Bogs and swamps contain more carbon than all other ground vegetation. As the permafrost melts, greenhouse gases are released, which in turn accelerate global warming."
Once thought to cover too little of the Earth's surface to affect climate at larger scales, the new work suggests that urbanization does indeed have a detectable influence on global
"Today's vote is a massive victory for Europe's nature and citizens who have been long calling for immediate action to tackle nature's alarming decline."