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'Case made "for the new Anthropocene Epoch Earth

January 8, 2016 Last updated at 14:25 GMT Clock

An international scientific committee considers that the earth entered a new geological era.

The team that was responsible for the Anthropocene call define, so the impact of humanity on Earth will be visible in sediments and rocks for millions of years in the future.

Researchers are working on an official classification of the new working time.

Stephen Sackur says.

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