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Articles | Volume 5, issue 2
Articles | Volume 5, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-5-125-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-5-125-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 5, issue 2
Research article
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03 May 2022
Research article |  | 03 May 2022

Geonews: timely geoscience educational YouTube videos about recent geologic events

Ning Wang, Zachary Clowdus, Alessandra Sealander, and Robert Stern

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Short summary
Natural events like earthquakes provide an opportunity for geoscientists to communicate Earth science with the public. YouTube has a large number of users, but little is known about how YouTube videos on natural events engage and communicate geoscience to the public. Our results show that timely videos about geologic events in the news better engage younger and more diverse audiences to be interested in Earth science and stimulates more meaningful dialogues with certain YouTube users.
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