❓ Question According to the passage, why do critics oppose the formal recognition of the Anthropocene as a geological epoch?
- A. A) Because human impacts are not significant enough to alter geological processes.
- B. B) Because the proposed markers lack global consistency and a clear start date.
- C. C) Because the term was popularized by a non-geologist, Paul Crutzen.
- D. D) Because the Anthropocene Working Group voted against it in 2024.