Hydraulic fracturing and earthquakes, volcanoes and climate change. Hardly a day goes by without geological issues of some kind or another making the news. The pervasiveness of social media makes members of the public more likely than ever to voice their opinion about these topics and to share information that may or may not be accurate. So what is a geoscientist's role in this increasingly connected society? Who is responsible for answering tough questions about the energy sector's impact on the environment? lain Stewart is an expert on these questions.
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机译:水力压裂和地震,火山和气候变化。没有某种地质问题或其他新闻引起了人们的关注。社交媒体的普及使公众比以往任何时候都更有可能发表他们对这些主题的意见,并分享可能准确或不准确的信息。那么,在这个日益联系紧密的社会中,地学家的作用是什么?谁负责回答有关能源部门对环境影响的棘手问题? Lain Stewart是这些问题的专家。
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