anthropogenic
adjective
an·thro·po·gen·ic
ˌan(t)-thrə-pə-ˈje-nik 
: of, relating to, or resulting from the influence of human beings on nature
anthropogenic pollutants
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The high temperatures are a combination of anthropogenic climate change as well as the El Niño weather phenomenon.
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Devika Rao, theweek, 17 May 2024
With a growing understanding of the effects of anthropogenic change on the environment, scientists are trying to generate predictions about which species are most likely to be subject to anthropogenic evolution.
—Lee Alan Dugatkin, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
But almost a third of the country’s electricity derives from coal—the single largest contributor to anthropogenic climate change.
—Richard Katz, Foreign Affairs, 21 Apr. 2021
Published last week in the journal Nature, the findings suggest anthropogenic environmental changes are making the risk of infectious disease outbreaks all the more likely.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2024
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Devika Rao, theweek, 17 May 2024
With a growing understanding of the effects of anthropogenic change on the environment, scientists are trying to generate predictions about which species are most likely to be subject to anthropogenic evolution.
—Lee Alan Dugatkin, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
But almost a third of the country’s electricity derives from coal—the single largest contributor to anthropogenic climate change.
—Richard Katz, Foreign Affairs, 21 Apr. 2021
Published last week in the journal Nature, the findings suggest anthropogenic environmental changes are making the risk of infectious disease outbreaks all the more likely.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2024
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anthropogenic
adjective
an·thro·po·gen·ic
-pə-ˈjen-ik
: of, relating to, or resulting from the influence of human beings on nature
anthropogenic sources of pollution
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