"Canada's Crawford Lake: Ground Zero for the Anthropocene Epoch"
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Scientists from the Anthropocene Working Group (AWG) presented evidence from Lake Crawford in Ontario, Canada, suggesting that human activity has led to a new geologic epoch known as the Anthropocene. The lake's sediment revealed a "golden spike" indicating a sudden change in Earth's conditions, with plutonium deposits suggesting nuclear testing in the 1950s as a clear marker for the shift. The AWG proposes naming the start of the Anthropocene between 1950 and 1954, marking the end of the Holocene epoch. However, the recognition of the Anthropocene is still subject to debate and requires approval from scientific committees.
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- Crawford Lake in Canada marks beginning of ‘Anthropocene,’ scientists say The Washington Post
- Nuclear bomb fallout chosen to define start of Anthropocene The Guardian
- Scientists Choose Crawford Lake to Represent Start of Anthropocene Epoch The New York Times
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