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Anthropocene is an unofficial unit of geologic time.
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It describes the most recent period in Earth’s history when the human activity started to have a significant impact on the planet’s climate and ecosystems.
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In 2010, biologist Eugene Stormer and chemist Paul Crutzen coined the term ‘Anthropocene’. Later the word gained immense popularity.
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The current epoch is called the Holocene officially. The Holocene began 11,700 years ago after the last major ice age.