Board on Earth Sciences and Resources
The Board on Earth Sciences and Resources (BESR) coordinates National Academies' activities on Earth science issues, including studies of important national issues in the Earth sciences. BESR interacts with agencies, identifies opportunities for advancing basic research and understanding of Earth science information for policy decisions and reports on the applications of Earth sciences to important societal issues.
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Precompetitive Geoscience Data in the United States: Benefits, Barriers, and Opportunities for Progress
Update
Register to join a June 17 virtual discussion exploring the value of precompetitive geoscience data sharing. Sessions will examine U.S. and international case studies, industry perspectives, and the potential for AI-enabled modeling and analysis using shared subsurface datasets.
Derisking the Future: Continental Drilling for Resource Exploration and Management
Update
The critical minerals needed for advanced technologies, the energy to power advanced manufacturing, and the groundwater resources to support AI and advanced computing all lie in the subsurface. Join our spring meeting on June 15
Paleoenvironmental Data 101: Using Earth’s Past to Prepare for the Future
Announcement
While data collected by modern instruments can provide information on decades of Earth’s extreme events, paleoenvironmental data found in natural archives such as ice cores and tree rings can extend that record by hundreds, thousands, or millions of years into the past. Drawing on a new National Academies report, this interactive webpage offers an introduction to different paleoenvironmental archives and how they are being used to develop a deeper understanding of disasters in the past and plan for a more resilient future.
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