https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/opinion-anthropocene-epoch-wrongfully-denied/ Thu, 11 Apr 2024 12:49:20 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=104302 When the international group that oversees geological sciences voted down a proposal to name a new epoch in Earth’s history, it ignored conclusive evidence that for the first time, a single species — humans — has fundamentally altered the planet Anthony Barnosky and Mary Ellen Hannibal Opinion climate change Photo: Conservation Halton Crawford Lake in Ontario, shrouded in mist under a blue sky