科学家宣布地质纪元进入“人类世”_时事

科学家宣布地质纪元进入“人类世”

纪元变更的投票结束后，工作组在未来几年会利用现场勘测数据计算出最佳的全球标准低层年龄 It will then need ratification from the Executive Committee of the International Union of Geological Sciences.

随后还需要国际地质科学联合会的执行委员会正式认可研究结果。

So it’s not official yet, but Zalasiewicz believes the team has a “pretty good case” to present.

所以现在官方其实还未正式承认人类世的开始，但扎拉斯维奇相信他的团队递交的案例非常棒。

“The significance of the Anthropocene is that it sets a different trajectory for the Earth system, of which we of course are part,” he explained.

他解释说：“‘人类世’的意义在于，它让地球体系步入了一个与众不同的轨道，在这个新纪元里，人类也参与其中。”

“If our recommendation is accepted, the Anthropocene will have started just a little before I was born. We have lived most of our lives in something called the Anthropocene and are just realising the scale and permanence of the change.”

“如果我们的提议通过审核，‘人类世’在我出生前不久就开始了。我们大半辈子都生活在‘人类世’中，而且刚意识到地质纪元变更的规模和持久性。”

In other words, geologically at least, there will be no denying the influence mankind has had on the planet. And it’s a hard one to put a positive spin upon, no matter how you frame it.