How Humans Kicked off the Pyrocene, a New ‘Age of Fire’

There’s a new name for our burning planet

Grist
Grist
Nov 7 · 3 min read

By Kate Yoder

The Amazon, Alaska, and of course California — more of the world is going up in flames, and with climate change, that progression shows no sign of stopping. Are we reckoning with a new age of fire? Is this the Pyrocene?

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