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Who proposed the Gaia Hypothesis?
Who proposed the Gaia Hypothesis?
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Think about planetary-scale environmental theories.
Updated On: Mar 30, 2025
- Charles Darwin
- Rachel Carson
- James Lovelock
- Alfred Wegener
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The Correct Option is C
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James Lovelock, in 1972, proposed the Gaia Hypothesis, suggesting that Earth functions as a self-regulating system.
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