Anthropocene Epoch
Governmental systems
Culture
Environment
Technology
International relations
Economic systems
Political
Climate Change
Increase in CO2 Emissions
Causes the ocean to absorb more CO2 which makes the water more acidic and endangering the
life of creatures that form calcium shells,
fossil fuels burned to keep up with human resource demands
Melting glaciers
less area of whiteness to reflect some of the Sun's heat back into space, so this heat is absorbed into land and water, warming it up and causing even more melting glaciers
Plants and Animals moving northward because it's colder than the Southern warming hemisphere
Ignorance towards mass extinction of wildlife
the increase in demand of exotic animal byproducts which has contributed to the 55 times higher extinction rate among mammals
Pressure to produce utmost amounts of food
Capitalism
synthetic ammonia fertilizers made by burning fossil fuels contribute to increased food production, which takes away the process of fixing nitrogen from legumes and bacteria
Massive amounts of immigration across borders
Increase in Nuclear Weapons
Increase in fear that these nuclear power could be used against each other's nations
U.S. dropping two atomic bombs onto the Japanese
Pollution of the atmosphere
Allowed by the technological advancement of turning nitrogen from the atmosphere into ammonia which is supposed to be done by plants only through their soil
Accurate periodization
Technologies allow for geologists to find radioactive signatures from the atomic bomb testing in the 1960s
Chlorine from bomb testing and mercury associated with the burning of coal also have been found in ice-core samples
More and more harmful chemicals being absorbed by the environment due to testing like chlorine and other radioactive elements
Urbanization
brought half of the world's population to densely packed cities known as trade hubs looking for job opportunities
Partisanship
increase in lobbying from big pharma or corporations looking to get past as much legislation or restrictions as possible
Inability to decide
Ignorance towards the bigger picture and how legislation could affect the population as a whole and not the many that are represented by a couple of legislators
Programs to help the needy
the foundation of capitalism is to always have one group working for another where the elite will always continue to get wealthier
Ignorance towards the unfortunate and working class from leaders in their countries
Rise in terrorism
Extremists given a way to express their ideas to the world and ability to act on those ideas
select few leaders recognized the need for welfare programs to help startup the economic influence of the needy who live(d) pay check to pay check