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Crawford Lake Anthropocene

Crawford Lake in Canada marks beginning of ‘Anthropocene,’ scientists say

Scientists say Crawford Lake holds the best evidence for humanity’s overwhelming impact on the Earth -- and should be the 'golden spike' for a new geologic epoch.
Anthropocene begins Crawford Lake 1950's

Humans' impact on the earth began a new epoch in the 1950s called the Anthropocene begins Crawford Lake 1950's, scientists say

Humans have etched their impact on the Earth with such strength and permanence since the middle of the 20th century that scientists says a new geologic epoch began then.
Earth's natural archive

How the Earth stores records of the past

When human data doesn’t go back far enough, researchers turn to natural archives.
South India coastal erosion
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The force that could redraw the peninsula of India

If you try to think of somewhere calm and peaceful, you might conjure up an image of an idyllic sandy beach. But in South India, many of its much-loved beaches are anything but secure.
Great Slave Lake record water levels

Great Slave Lake 2020 water levels confirmed highest on record

New research confirms Great Slave Lake's water levels during the summer and fall of 2020 were the highest since monitoring began in the 1930s.
Milwaukee harbor and rivers cleanup
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$29 million Milwaukee harbor and rivers cleanup moves forward

The Milwaukee estuary cleanup, first announced a year ago, would be funded mainly by federal taxpayers through the Environmental Protection Agency.
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