What Is The Anthropocene Epoch—And Why Do Scientists Think A Lake In Suburban Canada Defines It?
Scientists say the bottom layer of sediment at Crawford Lake reveals human-made impacts on the planet.
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Scientists say the bottom layer of sediment at Crawford Lake reveals human-made impacts on the planet.
(CNN) — Scientists have identified the geological site that they say best reflects a proposed new epoch called the Anthropocene — a major step toward changing the official timeline of
A few layers of sediment from around 1950 at the bottom of Crawford Lake, scientists say, show more clearly than anywhere else how human activities have changed the planet's functioning to the extent that a new geological epoch should be declared: the Anthropocene, or the age of people.
A team of geologists has concluded, after studying sites around the globe, that a tiny, deep lake in southern Ontario should mark the birth of the modern world.
(CNN) — Scientists have identified the geological site that they say best reflects a proposed new epoch called the Anthropocene — a major step toward changing the official timeline of