Lava dari gunung berapi punya suhu yang sangat panas. Tapi menjadikannya tempat pembuangan sampah tak hanya berbahaya tapi juga tak menghargai masyarakat adat yang menganggapnya sebagai situs sakral.
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Volcanoes might seem like nature’s incinerators, but using them to burn up trash would be dangerous and disrespectful to indigenous people who view them as sacred.
Not all forests respond to hotter and drier conditions in the same way.
Fire is part of the ecology in much of California, but recent wildfires have caused much more damage than past burns of similar size. A fire ecologist points to two key factors: winds and population growth.
On printed maps, piling on the detail risks obscuring the meaning. This new digital map is really more of a database from which users can create different versions that match their own interests.
Mining waste rock from historic mines or even treated sewage to find useful metals and minerals could be a sustainable way to meet demand for these finite resources.
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Research Geologist, US Geological Survey
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Research Geologist, US Geological Survey
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Research Geochemist—Environment, disasters, and health, US Geological Survey
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Research Ecologist - Climate Impacts, US Geological Survey
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Research Ecologist, US Geological Survey
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Research Geologist, US Geological Survey
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Research Physical Scientist, US Geological Survey
