by 2025. Sea-level rise due to climate change has already doubled the risk of extreme flood events in coastal cities, and the greater population of Anthropocene cities only puts more lives at risk. For example, a study shows that during Hurricane Sandy in 2012, as many as 100,000 extra people were at risk of

r and blaze with the energy from fossil fuels. They're colossal — sometimes magnificent — and they are growing ever bigger and more numerous in the Anthropocene, as humans carry out the greatest ever urban migration. But on a geological timescale, cities, like all human constructs, are likely to be temporary

al Change. We are entering a new geologic age—the Anthropocene—in which human activity is reshaping the planet a

ng humankind today. In 2017 and beyond, Origins plans to continue to provide programs within the scope of the year's theme, Human Challenges in the Anthropocene, carrying forward and pushing the boundaries of what lies ahead. We greatly appreciate your support and thank you for all that you do to support our