Climate change is shifting where ideal growing conditions exist and is leaving farmers behind. How can we secure our future food supply and support the people who grow it?
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Cape Cod: Shipwrecks, Dune Shacks, and Shifting Sands
Living in Geologic Time: How long will the cape keep its fist raised against the waves?
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A Field Guide to the Magnetic Solar System
Not all planets move the needle. But whatever planet you take a magnetic compass to, it’s sure to point out clues to secrets underfoot.
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The Herky-Jerky Weirdness of Earth’s Magnetic Field
Dented, erratic, and wandering, our field is constantly changing its mind.
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A 50-Year-Old Global Warming Forecast That Still Holds Up
In 1972, Mikhail Ivanovich Budyko used a simple methodology to make climate predictions that remain surprisingly accurate today and that could serve as a new “business-as-usual” scenario.
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A Slippery Slope: Could Climate Change Lead to More Landslides?
Scientists investigate whether warming temperatures and changing rainfall patterns could be triggering more landslides in mountainous areas.
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Students Learn New Skills with Scientist-in-Training Programs
AGU’s Bright STaRS offers a model for programs to give middle and high school students a taste of what a career in science can offer.
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The Two-Year On-Ramp
This community college in Texas has figured out how to guide its students into geoscience careers.
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An Unfought Geoscience Battle in U.S. Prisons
Prisoners, activists, and lawyers are fighting to protect incarcerated people from pollution and the dangers of climate change. There’s a place for geoscientists in the fight too.
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Greening the Friendly Skies
Decarbonizing the aviation industry won’t be easy. The coronavirus pandemic complicates the situation but also presents an opportunity.