Geologists reject the Anthropocene as Earth’s new epoch — after 15 years of debate

But some are now challenging the vote, saying there were “procedural irregularities”.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00675-8

#anthropocene #holocene #geology #earth #CrawfordLake #stratigraphy #palaeonthology #geochemistry #ecology #plutonium #hydrogenbomb #sediments #microplastics #pesticides #nature #news

Geologists reject the Anthropocene as Earth’s new epoch — after 15 years of debate

But some are now challenging the vote, saying there were “procedural irregularities”.

Ouvrir une nouvelle époque géologique, c’est laisser des traces visibles dans les sols pour des millions d’années. Mais, tout comme l’histoire humaine, celle de la Terre ne s’enregistre pas n’importe où. Plongée avec la géologue Francine McCarthy dans la mémoire géologique et politique du lac Crawford, dans l'Ontario. 🕳️

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L'Anthropocène dans un lac | Terrestres

Entretien avec Francine McCarthy | Une plongée dans la mémoire géologique et politique du lac Crawford, lieu emblématique de l'entrée dans l'Anthropocène.

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Wie politisch sollte Wissenschaft sein? Ein Gespräch mit Jürgen Renn über die Forschung zum Anthropozän und Verantwortung in der Klimakrise. 🎙️#Wissen #Ach #Mensch! #Anthropozän #CrawfordLake #Geoanthropologie #Jena #JürgenRenn #Klimawandel #MaxPlanckInstitut #Verantwortung #Wissenschaft #Medizin #Technik #Forschung #ErdeUmwelt #ITTech #Kultur
detektor.fm: Muss die Wissenschaft die Erde retten?
detektor.fm: Muss die Wissenschaft die Erde retten?

Wie politisch sollte Wissenschaft sein? Ein Gespräch mit Jürgen Renn über die Forschung zum Anthropozän und Verantwortung in der Klimakrise.

A tiny lake just an hour’s drive from Toronto made headlines earlier this summer as the best place in the world to illustrate the dawn of a new geological epoch – the Anthropocene.#Anthropocene #CrawfordLake #paleontology
Science Says What? The weight of the world rests on a small Canadian lake | Great Lakes Now
Science Says What? The weight of the world rests on a small Canadian lake | Great Lakes Now

A tiny lake just an hour’s drive from Toronto made headlines earlier this summer as the best place in the world to illustrate the dawn of a new geological epoch – the Anthropocene.

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A small lake in Canada is key to understanding the dawn of the Anthropocene epoch. Crawford Lake, located near Toronto, has preserved layers of sediment that record the history of human activity on Earth. By analyzing these layers, researchers had confirmed that the Anthropocene began in 1950s, when hydrogen bomb tests left a global trace of radioactive fallout. #Anthropocene #CrawfordLake #History https://www.sciencealert.com/a-lake-in-canada-defines-the-moment-we-changed-earth-forever?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=HariTulsidas%2Fmagazine%2FArchetypes
A Lake in Canada Defines The Moment We Changed Earth Forever

Like the pages of a diary hidden beneath a child's bed, the floor of Crawford Lake in Ontario, Canada, preserves Earth's most recent memories in clear, chronological order.

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Crawford Lake, Ontario, Chosen to Represent the Beginning of the Anthropocene

I’ll admit it – I don’t know a whole lot about geology. I think I did take a 101 class in college, but I don’t remember a whole lot from that. As I understand it, geological…

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On Crawford Lake and ‘Peak Humanity’ | The Tyee

Tracing the dawn of the Anthropocene shows us the extent to which humans have altered the planet. And the costs of our presence.

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This quiet lake could mark the start of a new Anthropocene epoch
The dawn of a new geological epoch is recorded in the contaminated sediment at the bottom of Crawford Lake in Canada.
The official marker for the start of a new Anthropocene epoch should be a small Canadian lake whose sediments capture chemical traces of the fallout from nuclear bombs and other forms of environmental degradation.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02234-z #CrawfordLake #Canada #anthropocene #environment
This quiet lake could mark the start of a new Anthropocene epoch

The dawn of a new geological epoch is recorded in the contaminated sediment at the bottom of Crawford Lake in Canada.

Scientists unveil the key site that shows we’re in a new #climate epoch
The holy grail for understanding the start of the #Anthropocene lies at the bottom of a #CrawfordLake in #Canada. https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2023/7/11/23791629/anthropocene-climate-epoch-canada-lake-crawford #climatechange
A lake in Canada proves we’re in the Anthropocene, a new climate epoch

Scientists say Crawford Lake is the “golden spike” representing the start of the Anthropocene.

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