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Charting Satellite Courses in a Crowded Thermosphere

As the number of satellites in low Earth orbit grows by leaps and bounds, accurate calculations of the effects of atmospheric drag on their trajectories are becoming critically important.
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24 November 2020

How to Combat Bullying and Discrimination in the Geosciences

Here are 10 practical steps that scientists can take to counteract the detrimental effects of abusive academic work environments.
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18 November 2020

Affordable Clean Energy Rule Threatens Progress of Clean Air Act

The scientific community must act to minimize the adverse air quality and health impacts of relaxed EPA regulation.
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16 November 2020

Data Sets Are Foundational to Research. Why Don’t We Cite Them?

The lack of clear references to and descriptions of data sets in published literature limits the usefulness of data, as well as the reproducibility and credibility of scientific findings.
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10 November 2020

Reframing the Language of Retreat

With so many communities facing relocation from a changing climate, reframing “managed retreat” is needed to respect people's self-determination.
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10 November 2020

Ten Steps to Protect BIPOC Scholars in the Field

Institutions should heed these recommendations to prepare faculty and students for discrimination and racialized violence before traveling and to protect them once in the field.
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6 November 2020

Making a Place for the Next Generation of Geoscientists

Early-career scientists from the AGU Mentoring Network discuss how the global pandemic has exacerbated long-standing issues with the availability of positions in and the diversity of the geosciences.
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30 October 2020

How Scientists Can Engage to Solve the Climate Crisis

Policymakers need scientists. Here’s how one geoscientist contributed to a U.S. congressional report that’s already churning out legislation—and real action.
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Atmospheric Sciences
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20 October 2020

Disseminating Scientific Results in the Age of Rapid Communication

Modernizing the peer review process and clarifying how to use and understand open data are two essential ways to make sure our science is accurate and accurately presented.
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16 October 2020

Raising Our Voices for Diversity in the Geosciences

To achieve the goals in their aspirational diversity statements, organizations must actively recruit, mentor, and support scientists from every sector of society.
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