A Canadian lake holds evidence that humanity caused a new geological epoch after 1950: The Anthropocene
Crawford Lake hides a history book at its bottom: perfect layers of sediments that show centuries of human impact, year by year
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Crawford Lake hides a history book at its bottom: perfect layers of sediments that show centuries of human impact, year by year
Geologists say Ontario’s Crawford Lake best illustrates case to declare a new age geological epoch
Crawford Lake in Milton could define the start of a new time period called "Anthropocene," according to international researchers.
A team of geologists has concluded, after a studying sites around the globe, that a tiny, deep lake in southern Ontario should mark the birth of the modern world.
Anthropocene is a time defined as new era that emerged due to humanity's massive, destabilising effects on Earth