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Where will we find the first telltale signs of the Anthropocene?

The idea of the Anthropocene – the period in which human activity profoundly shapes the environment – has taken an important step closer to general acceptance. If it is made official the real work will begin. Somewhere near the top of the to-do list is one burning question: where in the world gives us the best view of the dawn of the Anthropocene? Image: Sara Simmonds

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Acid damage to coral reefs could cost $1 trillion

Ocean acidification is set to cost us $1 trillion by 2100 as it eats away at our tropical coral reefs. That’s the warning from a report released today by the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, which assesses the economic impacts the problem could have. Image: USFWS Pacific

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