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Scientists on Tuesday 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 destabilising impact on the planet. The heads of those bodies have thus far expressed sharp scepticism towards the Anthropocene, mostly on technical grounds.
Scientists want to use sediments in Crawford Lake as a signifier for a new epoch in geological time.
Scientists on Tuesday designated a small body of water near Toronto, Canada as ground-zero for the Anthropocene, the proposed geological epoch defined by humanitys massive and destabilising impact on the planet. Layered sediment at the bottom of Lake Crawford -- laced with microplastics, fly-ash sp ..
Scientists want to use sediments in Crawford Lake as a signifier for a new epoch in geological time.
Scientists want to use sediments in Crawford Lake as a signifier for a new epoch in geological time.