Human Impact

2 articles

Submerged homes and displaced families near Lake Naivasha, Kenya, due to unprecedented rising water levels and flooding.

Space & Astronomy

Lake Naivasha's rising waters flood homes, displace thousands

Dickson Ngome's farm, leased in 2008, lay over 2 kilometers from Lake Naivasha's shore.

Jina Park·June 23, 2026

A geologist in the future studies a landfill's cross-section, revealing distinct layers of compressed human waste as a new geological stratum.

Earth & Environment

Anthropogenic rocks define the Anthropocene epoch

Imagine a future geologist unearthing a landfill in 2026, not as a temporary pile of refuse, but as a hyper-concentrated fossil record unlike anything seen in natural history.

Sofia Petrova·June 16, 2026