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FILE Ñ A historic image of the first nuclear bomb test, on a fence at the Trinity Site at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico in October 2022. A panel of experts has in 2024 voted down a proposal to officially declare the start of a new interval of geologic time, one defined by humanityÕs changes to the planet. (John Burcham/The New York Times/Fotoarena)
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