Transcript: Earth Science From The Sky: The Next Generation

LINDA WERTHEIMER
NPR Morning Edition
08-12-2009
Earth Science From The Sky: The Next Generation

Host: LINDA WERTHEIMER
Time 11:00-12:00 PM


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LINDA WERTHEIMER, host:

The Earth is facing some very big problems: warmer oceans, rising carbon dioxide levels, new pollutants in the air and water, and it's going to take some very smart scientists to figure out what to do. But students in the U.S. aren't exactly flocking to programs that would prepare them to tackle these challenges. So NASA is taking to the skies in hopes of luring students into studying the planet. NPR's Jon Hamilton went along for a ride.

JON HAMILTON: A great place to study the Earth is from the air.

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