Canadian lake ground-zero for Anthropocene epoch

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.

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