Canadian lake ground-zero for Anthropocene epoch
After years of deliberation, the Canadian lake was selected from among 12 sites around the world
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After years of deliberation, the Canadian lake was selected from among 12 sites around the world
Anthropocene epoch is a proposed epoch that denotes the present geological time interval, in which the Earth’s ecosystem has gone through radical changes due to human impact.
You have probably heard of the Ice Age and the Stone Age, but what about the Anthropocene?
The Anthropocene Working Group proposes Crawford Lake near Toronto as a designated geological repository of evidence, marking the transition into the human era
PARIS: Scientists on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) designated a small body of water near Toronto, Canada as ground-zero for the Anthropocene, the proposed geological epoch defined by humanity's massive and destabilizing impact on the planet.