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Earth Science Week, Continued: You're About to get Schooled
Host: Jennifer LaVista
Tagged: EarthScienceWeek  esw  education  (Back to Main Page)

In the fifth and final episode of our Earth Science Week coverage, USGS Education Coordinator Bob Ridky tells us why science education is important for everybody, why kids need to get outside, and more.


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Earth Science Week, Continued: Geologic Maps—The World Beneath Your Feet
Host: Pat Jellison
Tagged: EarthScienceWeek  esw  geology  maps  (Back to Main Page)

In this fourth installment of our Earth Science Week series, scientist Randy Orndorff gives us the lowdown on how geologic maps show what's down low, and he explains how these maps and the USGS's new geologic time scale and colors benefit planning, development, industry, and you.


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Earth Science Week, Continued: Geomagnetism and the Self-Sustaining Dynamo Called Earth
Host: Leslie Gordon
Tagged: EarthScienceWeek  esw  geomagnetism  (Back to Main Page)

USGS scientist Duane Champion explains the Earth's geomagnetic qualities and the potential for and possible consequences of a geomagnetic shift.


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Earth Science Week, Continued: Antarctica from Above and Below
Host: Steve Sobieszczyk
Tagged: EarthScienceWeek  esw  ClimateChange  (Back to Main Page)

In our second Earth Science Week installment, we talk with scientist Richie Williams about the USGS's amazing new satellite imagery of Antarctica as well as what's going on with ice on the southernmost continent.


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Hello, Earth Science Week! So What's Up With the Northwest Passage?
Host: Scott Horvath
Tagged: EarthScienceWeek  esw  ClimateChange  (Back to Main Page)

We welcome you to our Earth Science Week extravaganza (a podcast every day from Monday to Friday!), and then we sit down with Tom Armstrong to talk about the intriguing past and uncertain future of the Northwest Passage.


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