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USGS CMG InfoBank: Coexisting with Geologic Hazards


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Comment: 14:17 - 14:41 (00:24)

Source: Annenberg/CPB Resources - Earth Revealed - 1. Down to Earth

Keywords: conservation, "natural resource", "geologic hazard", geologist

Our transcription: It is geologists, who are devising new ways to more intelligently extract and conserve these resources.

But their role extends well beyond the hunt for resources.

Earth scientists are also deeply involved in helping of the world's population safely coexist with this planet's many geologic hazards.

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