Humans causing climate to change 170 times faster than natural forces

Researchers behind 'Anthropocene equation' say impact of people's intense activity on Earth far exceeds that of natural events spread across millennia

For the first time, researchers have developed a mathematical equation to describe the impact of human activity on the earth, finding people are causing the climate to change 170 times faster than natural forces.

The equation was developed in conjunction with Professor Will Steffen, a climate change expert and researcher at the Australian National University, and was published in the journal The Anthropocene Review.