Scientists are finding fresh groundwater buried deep underground, but questions remain about the scale of these resources, how they’re resupplied, and whether they can be used sustainably.
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La importancia de la enseñanza de la justicia en las geociencias
Los educadores de las geociencias tienen una deuda con sus estudiantes: deben incorporar conversaciones sobre justicia ambiental e igualdad en sus aulas. Los estudios de caso son una forma efectiva de hacerlo.
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When Climate Research Fuels Climate Myths: Author Insights from a Misused Publication
By equipping ourselves with preventive strategies, mitigation tools, and trusted networks, we can guide misinformed conversations back to accuracy and preserve the value of rigorous research.
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Glacier Intervention Research Isn’t Just for Glaciologists
Prospects for mitigating sea level rise by slowing flows of glacial ice into the ocean are worthy of research, but this work must involve all rights holders and stakeholders.
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Teaching Justice in the Geosciences Matters
Geoscience educators owe it to their students to incorporate conversations of environmental justice and equity into their classrooms. Case studies are an effective approach to do this.
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Earth Scientists Are Crucial to International Development
Global development agencies traditionally hire experts in human systems. As these agencies focus more on climate and environmental initiatives, they need informed guidance from Earth system scientists.
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Beneficios de empoderar al profesorado de geociencias de colegios comunitarios
Crear colaboraciones y espacios hechos para el profesorado de colegios comunitarios puede mejorar su percepción de cómo encajan en la comunidad geocientífica y potenciar aún más la diversidad en la disciplina.
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How to Get Elected Officials to Support Your Science
Whether as an officeholder or a challenger, the campaign trail is where U.S. candidates are uniquely open to new ideas. As former candidates for office, we have tips for a different kind of outreach.
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Cultivating Trust in AI for Disaster Management
Artificial intelligence applied in disaster management must be reliable, accurate, and, above all, transparent. But what does transparency in AI mean, why do we need it, and how is it achieved?
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A More Sustainable Way to Attend Distant Science Conferences
For AGU’s annual meeting in 2023, a virtual hub in Zürich combined remote presentations and in-person viewing groups to reduce travel but keep in-person interactions.