Down to Earth

摘要

Rising concerns over the state of the environment have had a profound effect on job openings in the Earth sciences. From mining to road-building, few major projects get off the ground without a geoscientist first checking their green credentials Few fields of science are as closely linked to global economics as geology and its relatives. Career opportunities in the Earth sciences have always been market sensitive, dictated by global prices for the commodities that geologists locate—from hydrocarbons to minerals—and by the state of industries such as construction and water management.