Sentence examples for epoch of humanity from inspiring English sources
'epoch of humanity' is a correct and usable phrase in written English
It is typically used to refer to the human species' collective development over time. For example, you could say, "The 20th century marked an epoch of humanity's scientific and technological progress."
But the arrival and informal adoption of the word "anthropocene" to mean a new epoch of humanity has somewhat forced their hand.
Over the next three years, the Working Group on the Anthropocene plans to study layers of rock to determine when the present Holocene Epoch ended, and whether enough radioactive material, plastics and other signs of humanity have accumulated to mark the beginning of the Anthropocene.
The term, coined in the 1980s by ecologist Eugene F. Stoermer, takes its prefix from the Ancient Greek word for human because its proponents believe the influence of humanity on the Earth's atmosphere and crust in the last few centuries is so significant as to constitute a new geological epoch.
By the middle of this century, 75% of humanity will live in cities; we are about to embark on the greatest epoch of city-building that history has ever seen.
We're living in the anthropocene -- the age of humanity -- and it's about time that we work hard to make this epoch the "compassionocene" and stop blaming our violent behavior on other animals.
Our planet has entered the Anthropocene – a new geological epoch when humanity's influence is causing global climate change, a loss of wild spaces, and a drastic decline in the richness of life.
The evidence of humanity's impact on the planet is overwhelming, but the changes are very recent in geological terms, where an epoch usually spans tens of millions of years.
"He was full of humanity.
But also all of humanity.
"This is part of humanity".
A tide of humanity is suffering horribly.
