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James Syvitski

James P. M. Syvitski is an oceanographer and
geologist and is executive director of the Community Surface Dynamics
Modeling System at the University of Colorado, Boulder.


Articles by James Syvitski

Can nuclear weapons fallout mark the beginning of the Anthropocene Epoch?

By C. N. Waters, James Syvitski, A. Gałuszka, G. J. Hancock, J. Zalasiewicz, A. Cearreta, J. Grinevald, C. Jeandel, J. R. McNeill, C. Summerhayes, A. Barnosky | Uncategorized

Battling to Save the World’s River Deltas

By Charles J. Vörösmarty, James Syvitski, John Day, Alex de Sherbinin, Liviu Giosan, Chris Paola | Uncategorized