Scientists designate Canadian lake as ground-zero for the Anthropocene, Earth's new epoch
Scientists designate Canadian lake as ground-zero for the Anthropocene, Earth's new epoch
www.france24.com Scientists designate Canadian lake as ground-zero for the Anthropocene, Earth's new 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…
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I grew up near Crawford Lake. I remember there being a little visitors centre with these horrific looking jars of preserved lamprey eels that I guess they fished out of the lake. As I recall, the lake is special because it's particularly deep and stagnant. Particulate matter settles on the bottom and remains undisturbed for thousands of years.