MILTON, CANADA (AFP) – On first glance, it looks like just another small lake in Canada, one of thousands across the vast country. But the view under the surface of Crawford Lake outside Toronto tells a very different story. Scientists believe the lake’s exceptionally well-preserved sediment layers serve as a reference point for a proposed […]
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PARIS: Scientists on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) 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 destabilizing impact on the planet.
On first glance, it looks like just another small lake in Canada, one of thousands across the vast country.Tim Patterson, a researcher at Carleton University in Canada, and his team are specialists.