Scientists designate Canadian lake as ground-zero for the Anthropocene, Earth's new epoch

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 …

This Canadian Lake marks the start of the Anthropocene

We are now a step closer to understanding when and how it started.

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.

Crawford Lake marks possible start of Anthropocene epoch

Halton Conservation's Crawford Lake was selected as a top world site to define the start of the proposed Anthropocene epoch ( a period of intense resource use, population growth and environmental impact in the mid-20th century).

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.