Scientists are apparently debating whether to name a new geological chapter in the earth's history, calling it the Anthropocene, reflecting the impact human's are having on changing the earth's ecosystem. This would end the Holocene epoch which started 12,000 years ago - at the end of the last Ice Age. According to the FT:
“Ice, wind and water are no match for humans when it comes to shifting sediment around the globe. We mine up to nine gigatonnes of coal and 13Gt of aggregate annually, which together exceed everything dumped in the oceans by all of the world’s rivers”