New planetary boundary to measure effects of human activity

Friday, September 21, 2012 - 04:30 in Astronomy & Space

(Phys.org)—A US scientist has proposed that a new planetary boundary be used to analyze the effects of human activities on the planet. He warns that there are definite biophysical limits to growth in human population, economies and consumption, and that limits in some variables might already have been reached.

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