NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN THE ANTHROPOCENE Nuclear weapons have triggered a new geological era, but what does that really mean ? Inkstick Media: Peter Waring, 3 May 21, There were a few possible contenders when a working group established by the International Commission on Stratigraphy began searching for a “golden spike” a geological inflection point marking the end of…
Nuclear weapons have triggered a new geological era, but what does that really mean ?
Inkstick Media: Peter Waring, 3 May 21, There were a few possible contenders when a working group established by the International Commission on Stratigraphy began searching for a “golden spike” a geological inflection point marking the end of one era and the beginning of another. ………
from a geological perspective, no marker better captures humanity’s impact on the physical environment than the fallout from decades of atmospheric nuclear testing.
In 2019, the Working Group voted overwhelmingly to recommend establishing a new era the Anthropocene to record the beginning of the period where humans have drastically altered the planet. The proposed start day was July 16, 1945, the day of the Trinity Test.
Vulnerable woman who fled Scotland after fire attack was murdered by Halloween mask killer
Alan Edwards, 48, was jailed for a minimum of 27 years for the murder of Susan Waring in Lancashire
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Vulnerable Susan Waring went missing 18 months after she left Scotland (Image: Lennox Herald)
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THE heartbroken family of an adored mum-of-five have appealed directly to her killer for information about the whereabouts of her remains. Alan Edwards has never disclosed the location of Susan Waring’s body, despite overwhelming evidence to suggest he killed the Darwen woman and being found guilty by a jury of her murder. Now in a last-ditch bid for closure, the 45-year-old’s family have appealed directly to Edwards to tell them where he body is. Speaking both during the hearing on Wednesday and in press interviews after, Susan’s brother Peter Waring said the family would never be able to fully move on so long as she remained missing.
THE heartbroken family of an adored mum-of-five have appealed directly to her killer for information about the whereabouts of her remains. Alan Edwards has never disclosed the location of Susan Waring’s body, despite overwhelming evidence to suggest he killed the Darwen woman and being found guilty by a jury of her murder. Now in a last-ditch bid for closure, the 45-year-old’s family have appealed directly to Edwards to tell them where he body is. Speaking both during the hearing on Wednesday and in press interviews after, Susan’s brother Peter Waring said the family would never be able to fully move on so long as she remained missing.