What does anthropogenic mean in terms of climate change?
1 Answer
Anthropogenic in terms of climate change refers to the impact humans have had on climate change, primarily through emissions of greenhouse gasses.
Explanation:
Greenhouses gasses such as carbon dioxide
The difference nowadays is that greenhouse gas emissions are increasing at a rate far beyond any sort of natural fluctuations. We know this by observing historical proxy data through things like ice core sampling, which allows us to compare historical data such as
So "anthropogenic climate change" would refer to climate change induced or at least significantly enhanced by human activity, such as industrialization.