51�Թ�

The book might seem, at first blush, like a departure for Green, who’s best known for his bestselling young adult novels, such as The Fault in Our Stars and Looking for Alaska along with his cleverly packaged memoir The Anthropocene Reviewed.

And it will do so after the Anthropocene extinction, which is being caused by human activities.

"Many will find the results surprising, not only because it contradicts this assumption but also because it indicates the complexity of changes that have taken place in the Anthropocene," the current period during which human activity has most-influenced climate and the environment.

An international team of researchers and artists published its findings in Nature Communications Earth & Environment -- recording how photographs taken as part of the 'Air of the Anthropocene' project had stimulated discussion around the impact of air pollution.

"Air of the Anthropocene creates spaces and places for discussion about air pollution, using art as a proxy to communicate and create dialogues about the issues associated with air pollution," added Professor Pope.