Sunday, June 10, 2018
Monday, May 28, 2018
Sunday, May 27, 2018
Monday, May 21, 2018
Sunday, April 29, 2018
The Silurian Hypothesis: Would it be possible to detect an industrial civilization in the geological record?
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1804.03748.pdf
Abstract
If an industrial civilization had existed on Earth many millions of years prior to our
own era, what traces would it have left and would they be detectable today? We
summarize the likely geological fingerprint of the Anthropocene, and demonstrate
that while clear, it will not differ greatly in many respects from other known events
in the geological record. We then propose tests that could plausibly distinguish an
industrial cause from an otherwise naturally occurring climate event.
Abstract
If an industrial civilization had existed on Earth many millions of years prior to our
own era, what traces would it have left and would they be detectable today? We
summarize the likely geological fingerprint of the Anthropocene, and demonstrate
that while clear, it will not differ greatly in many respects from other known events
in the geological record. We then propose tests that could plausibly distinguish an
industrial cause from an otherwise naturally occurring climate event.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)