Earth Gauge Tip of the Week: Earth Science Week

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October 9-15 is Earth Science Week (www.earthsciweek.org).  Every year, Earth Science Week encourages students and the public to explore the natural world around them and learn about the geosciences.  This year’s theme is Our Ever-Changing Earth.  Humans depend on the Earth for many resources – air, water, food, fuel, trees, metals – but we often forget about on of the most important natural resources: soil!  Just like water and air, soil is an important and limited resource.  Consider this:

  • 75 percent of the Earth is covered in water – oceans, lakes, rivers and streams.
  • 25 percent is dry land area, but half of that is desert, swamp, polar and mountainous regions where conditions are too hot, too cold or too high in elevation to be productive.
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