anthropogenic

[an-thruh-puh-jen-ik]

adjective

caused or produced by humans: anthropogenic air pollution.

Origin of anthropogenic

First recorded in 1885–90; anthropo- + -genic

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Contemporary Examples of anthropogenic

Over 900 peer-reviewed scientific articles have adduced evidence that anthropogenic climate change is real.
Extreme Weather? Blame the End Times
Jay Michaelson
November 28, 2014
Only 27 percent accept the scientific consensus that anthropogenic climate change is real.
Extreme Weather? Blame the End Times
Jay Michaelson
November 28, 2014
The overwhelming evidence points to the reality of anthropogenic global warming.
The Ridiculous Global-Warming Freakout
Tunku Varadarajan
November 16, 2010
Bjorn, what do you think of the American "conservative" politicians who deny that anthropogenic warming exists?
The Ridiculous Global-Warming Freakout
Tunku Varadarajan
November 16, 2010

British Dictionary definitions for anthropogenic

anthropogenic

adjective

relating to anthropogenesis

created by people or caused by human activityanthropogenic pollution

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Word Origin and History for anthropogenic

adj.

1889, from anthropogeny + -ic.

anthropogenic in Science

anthropogenic

[ăn′thrə-pə-jĕn′ĭk]

Caused or influenced by humans. Anthropogenic carbon dioxide is that portion of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that is produced directly by human activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels, rather than by such processes as respiration and decay.