The Latest Breaking News from the Anthropocene Working Group

This Small Canadian Lake Could Signal The Beginning of a New Geological Epoch

Are we really living in the Anthropocene, the geological time marked by the global impact of human activity? And if so, when did it begin?

Inverse · Jul 15, 2023

Scientists say 'new era' of humanity's adverse impact on Earth began in 1950s

Scientists have designated a small body of water near Toronto, Canada as ground-zero for the 'Anthropocene era' – the proposed geological epoch defined by humanity's massive and destabilising impact on the planet – which they say began at the beginning of the 'atomic age' in the 1950s.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 13, 2023

Scientists say new epoch marked by human impact — the Anthropocene — began in 1950s

The Anthropocene Working Group is proposing a small but deep lake outside of Toronto, Canada — Crawford Lake — to place a historic marker.

WEKU · Jul 11, 2023