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The Anthropocene

Soooooo I haven't posted anything proper since I started this and I'm still unsure of how to do the whole blogging thing so bare with. Enjoy this post about the age of humanity. I think this is gonna be my theme for a while since it's actually really interesting. The term "Anthropocene" is one which is fairly new to me. It's a term which is used to define the current epoch of humanity, however where the Anthropocene starts is still a debated topic. Some believe it starts at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution - when humanity first began to do the bulk of it's damage. However some argue that the age of humans should begin when humans first stepped out of their caves and started to colonise the world. I personally believe that both definitions are true, but if we're looking at the Anthropocene as the time in which humans altered the geological footprint of earth, then it begins with the construction of large cities and accelerates in the industrial r
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The First Post

Hello reader. My name is Charlotte Needham and welcome to my new blog; "One Planet". After many years of having to force my opinions on others via small group chats or in person through heated debates, I have decided to cut a corner and simply place my views out in the open on the internet.  I am deeply concerned by the global climate crisis and the issues that all of humanity must address in order to be able to survive and continue to evolve. The subject of the relationship between climate and human activity is a vast topic of which my knowledge is limited but as I learn I will be sharing my new knowledge and my new opinions, as research and time alters my perspective.  I will be aiming to add a new post every week and although I will be avoiding "preachy" language, I am ultimately writing this as a form of scientific journal, so I apologise in advance for any times where readers may feel targeted by any heavy opinions.  My research and experiences for the ti
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