U54A:
Why American Geophysical Union Scientists Study the Earth and Space


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Session ID#: 51112

Session Description:
The world has undergone more abrupt change in the last millennia than it has in the last million years. What is happening? Arctic sea ice is shrinking. Species are going extinct at alarming rates. Storms are intensifying, leaving our communities in constant chaos. Global mean temperatures are increasing, causing detrimental impacts on our agricultural systems. And knowing all of this, scientists seek solutions for our survival. We explore poles and prairies, clouds and caves, seas and Space. Scientists work to better humanity, yet are often misunderstood as ethereal and disconnected from society. We do science because we care, and we need to let the world know. AGU scientists study the Earth and space for a plethora of reasons with a shared goal: to seek knowledge for the survival of people and planet. Engage with AGU scientists as they share why they study the Earth and Space.
OSPA Liaison:  Sanjoy M Som, Blue Marble Space Institute of Science, Seattle, United States
Primary Convener:  Heidi Steltzer, Iliff School of Theology, Denver, United States
Conveners:  Claudia Corona, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, United States; University of Colorado at Boulder, Geological Sciences, Boulder, United States, Sanjoy M Som, Blue Marble Space Institute of Science, Seattle, United States and Tashiana C. Osborne, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Heidi Steltzer, Iliff School of Theology, Denver, United States
Chairs:  Heidi Steltzer, Iliff School of Theology, Denver, United States and Claudia Corona, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, United States
Index Terms:

0230 Impacts of climate change: human health [GEOHEALTH]
1630 Impacts of global change [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1863 Snow and ice [HYDROLOGY]
6620 Science policy [PUBLIC ISSUES]

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