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American Association for the Advancement of Science
The institution that heard Douglas N.C. Lin’s presentation on planetary formation
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Carnegie Institution
A scientific research organization in Washington, D.C.
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Civil Conservation Corps
An agency that employed 3 million young men in planting trees, building reservoirs, and other public works projects; also known as CCC
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Deep-Sea Drilling Program
A program founded in the United States in the 1960s to learn more about the rocks of the ocean floor
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Department of Agriculture
Government agency that oversaw the Soil Conservation Service
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Drought Relief Service
One of the government agencies formed between 1933 and 1935
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Emergency Relief Appropriation Act
One of the government agencies formed between 1933 and 1935; oversaw the Works Progress Administration
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Farm Security Administration
One of the government agencies formed between 1933 and 1935
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Geological Society of America
The agency that publishes GSA Today
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Harvard University
A prestigious university in Massachusetts
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Land Utilization Program
One of the government agencies formed between 1933 and 1935
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Lick Observatory
An observatory at the University of California, Santa Cruz
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
A university in Massachusetts known for its scientific and technical programs
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NASA’s Earth Science Enterprise
The agency that funded Siegfried Schubert’s research into ocean temperatures and climate patterns
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NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
The agency that examined how ocean temperatures relate to droughts
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NASA’s Seasonal-to-Interannual Prediction Project
A program designed to chart different aspects of historical climates; also known as NSIPP
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Natural Resources Conservation Service
Modern name of the Soil Conservation Service
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New Deal
A series of programs designed to provide economic relief during the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl
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Ocean Drilling Program
Modern name for the Deep-Sea Drilling Program
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Resettlement Administration
One of the government agencies formed between 1933 and 1935
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Royal Society of Edinburgh
Heard James Hutton’s first presentation of the rock cycle
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Soil Conservation Act
A law passed on Black Sunday that created the Soil Conservation Service
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Soil Conservation Service
The agency that examined 20 of the counties hit worst by the Dust Bowl; also known as SCS
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Taylor Grazing Act
Allowed the federal government to seize 140 million acres of land for restoration and conservation
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The agency that noticed the issues in the San Joaquin Valley in 18983
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U.S. Geological Survey
A common employer for national geologists; also known as USGS
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United Nations
The international agency that predicts world population could reach 12.5 billion by 2050
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University of Arizona
A university in Tucson, Arizona
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University of California, Santa Cruz
Home of the Lick Observatory
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University of Minnesota
A university located in Minneapolis, Minnesota
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University of Nebraska
A university located in Omaha, Nebraska
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Works Progress Administration
Part of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act; employed 8.5 million Americans in construction jobs; also known as WPA
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