Scientists designate Canadian lake as ground-zero for the Anthropocene, Earth's new epoch
- A team of scientists proposes that a new geologic epoch called the Anthropocene began between 1950 and 1954, marking a period of intense human impact on the Earth through activities such as burning fossil fuels, nuclear weapons, and pollution.
- The scientists are studying Crawford Lake in Canada as a potential marker for the start of the Anthropocene due to the clear evidence of human activity found in its layers of sediment, including nuclear fallout, pollution, and rising temperatures.
- The proposal for the Anthropocene epoch and the Crawfordian age still needs approval from
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Humans’ negative impact on Earth began in 1950s with Anthropocene:...
From climate change to species loss and pollution, humans have etched their impact on Earth with such strength and permanence since the middle of the 20th century that a special team of scientists says a new geologic epoch began then.
Anthropocene, humans' impact on Earth, began in Toronto in the 1950s, scientists say
From climate change to species loss and pollution, humans have etched their impact on Earth with such strength and permanence since the middle of the 20th century that a special team of scientists says a new geologic epoch began then.Called the Anthropocene — and derived from the Greek terms for “human” and “new” — this epoch started sometime between 1950 and 1954, according to the scientists. While there is evidence worldwide that captures the …
Earth: Humans' impact on the earth began a new epoch in the 1950s called the Anthropocene, scientists say
From climate change to species loss and pollution, humans have etched their impact on the Earth with such strength and permanence since the middle of the 20th century that a special team of scientists says a new geologic epoch began then.
Scientists say 'new era' of humanity's adverse impact on Earth began in 1950s
Scientists have designated a small body of water near Toronto, Canada as ground-zero for the 'Anthropocene era' – the proposed geological epoch defined by humanity's massive and destabilising impact on the planet – which they say began at the beginning of the 'atomic age' in the 1950s.
Humans' impact on Earth began a new epoch in the 1950s called the Anthropocene, scientists say
From climate change to species loss and pollution, humans have etched their impact on Earth with such strength and permanence since the middle of the 20th century that a special team of scientists says a new geologic epoch began then.
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