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Mark Maslin, “Embracing the Anthropocene: Managing Human Impact” (Open Agenda, 2021)

New Books in Science, Technology, and Society

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Is the Ice Sheets a Snowball?

We are currently in the holosene, which is interglatial. This is one of the few times we have ice at both poles. It takes less than four thousand years to get rid of all that iceo very positive feed backs. We're actually in what is called an ice house world. So we're quite ice locked the moment. Readi to melt.

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