Caused or produced by human activity, especially referring to environmental changes like climate change caused by humans.
From Greek 'anthropos' (human) + 'genic' (producing, causing). The term became prominent in environmental science in the late 20th century.
Climate scientists constantly use 'anthropogenic warming' to emphasize that humans are responsible for most recent global heating—it's a word that assigns us accountability.
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