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Nature 424, 709 (14 August 2003) | doi:10.1038/424709b

Welcome to the Anthropocene

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The sizzling, soaraway summer mustn't get in the way of European climate scientists' objectivity.

Meteorologists, atmosphere researchers and climate modellers throughout Europe have a summer job this year. Reporters and television crews are queuing up for interviews, demanding explanations about whether the current heatwave means that man-made climate change has finally arrived.