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[narrator] Every year, humans extract between
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Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

Every year,humans extract between 60 and 100 billiontons of materialfrom the Earth, and...

[narrator] Every year,
humans extract between 60 and 100 billion
tons of material
from the Earth, and move more sediment
than all the rivers
of the world combined

Full Transcript

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[narrator] Every year, humans extract between
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60 and 100 billion tons of material from the Earth,
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and move more sediment than all the rivers of the world combined.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
42
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:13
Uploaded
Jun 20, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Anthropocene Films,Mercury Films, Inc.,Seville International

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Movie Summary

Filmmakers travel to six continents and 20 countries to document the impact humans have made on the planet.
[man speaks English] We are here - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:14
[man speaks English] We are here
Lithium has been used for many years in pharmaceuticals, and aluminum, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:13
Lithium has been used for many years in pharmaceuticals, and...
As you see we have sun everyday - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:12
As you see we have sun everyday
And we are proud of how we contribute to the world, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:13
And we are proud of how we contribute to the world,
Last Thursday, I think there was the last house here. - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:06
Last Thursday, I think there was the last house here.
[in German] - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:05
[in German]
[woman in German] - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:04
[woman in German]
[narrator] Since Hambach coal mine opened in 1978, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:17
[narrator] Since Hambach coal mine opened in 1978,
Terraforming is the act of altering the Earth's surface for human needs. - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:18
Terraforming is the act of altering the Earth's surface...
[narrator] The Earth's forests are home to 80 percent - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:12
[narrator] The Earth's forests are home to 80 percent
Less than 10 percent of old growth forest remains on Vancouver Island, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:13
Less than 10 percent of old growth forest remains on Vancouv...
85 percent of the Earth's forests have been cleared - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:09
85 percent of the Earth's forests have been cleared
[man] This business, it starts from the bush, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:23
[man] This business, it starts from the bush,
[narrator] The population of Lagos has grown from 200,000 - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:21
[narrator] The population of Lagos has grown from 200,000
[man sings] ♪ My childhood life ♪ - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:43
[man sings] ♪ My childhood life ♪
[woman] This is the biggest dump site in Nairobi. - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:13
[woman] This is the biggest dump site in Nairobi.
Some people collect bottles, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:07
Some people collect bottles,
When the bottles have no market, we just collect plastics. - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:05
When the bottles have no market, we just collect plastics.
[narrator] A quarter of a million people - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:36
[narrator] A quarter of a million people
[woman] Ladies and gentlemen, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:20
[woman] Ladies and gentlemen,