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Letter: Anthropocene nomenclature

Published 13 January 2016

From Jeff Harte

Robert Macfarlane’s call for an Anthropocene glossary is timely (19/26 December 2015, p 82). The desecration of the planet is a real concern, among the younger generation in particular. This is reflected in published by the in Australia, which defines a “quoquake” as the devastation caused by land clearing, salinity and soil erosion.

New vocabulary is required in this new world for which humans are responsible. It would be good to hear of other examples.
Sydney, Australia

Issue no. 3056 published 16 January 2016

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