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Charting Satellite Courses in a Crowded Thermosphere

by S. Bruinsma, M. Fedrizzi, J. Yue, C. Siemes and S. Lemmens 19 January 20213 November 2021

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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How to Combat Bullying and Discrimination in the Geosciences

by A. L. Popp, C. A. Hall and Y. A. Yılmaz 24 November 202015 October 2021

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

A power planet in the U.S. Appalachian basin in August 2016
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Affordable Clean Energy Rule Threatens Progress of Clean Air Act

by S. Benish and M. Fiffer 18 November 2020

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

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

by S. Vannan, R. R. Downs, W. Meier, B. E. Wilson and I. V. Gerasimov 16 November 2020

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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Reframing the Language of Retreat

by J. Maldonado, E. Marino and L. Iaukea 10 November 202022 November 2021

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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Ten Steps to Protect BIPOC Scholars in the Field

by J. Anadu, H. Ali and C. Jackson 10 November 202022 November 2021

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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Making a Place for the Next Generation of Geoscientists

by M. Li, N. A. Sutfin, M. Christie, M. Neelam and J. A. Bradley 6 November 20208 October 2021

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.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks in front of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., during the June 2020 release of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis majority staff report, joined by Rep. Kathy Castor, the chair of the committee.
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How Scientists Can Engage to Solve the Climate Crisis

by R. L. Martin 30 October 202029 September 2021

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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Disseminating Scientific Results in the Age of Rapid Communication

by S. Kondragunta, David Crisp and C. Zehner 20 October 202010 January 2022

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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Raising Our Voices for Diversity in the Geosciences

by L. Houttuijn Bloemendaal, K. Matos, K. Walters and A.Sengupta 16 October 202015 October 2021

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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