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— 16 January 2023 —

For planet Earth, this might be the start of a new age

Environment

The official timeline of Earth’s history — from the oldest rocks to the‌ dinosaurs to the rise of primates, from the Paleozoic to the Jurassic and all points before and since — could soon include the age of nuclear weapons, human-caused climate change and the proliferation of plastics, garbage and concrete across the planet.

Raymond Zhong

Link to full article by Raymond Zhong in The New York Times

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