{"id":138,"date":"2023-02-22T10:06:51","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T18:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/?page_id=138"},"modified":"2026-03-24T15:27:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T22:27:32","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block image-left\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Become an <\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Earth Sciences Major!\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Earth Scientists focus on today\u2019s pressing challenges to society: earthquake risk, sustainability, water resources, ocean health, natural resources and societal impact of changing climate\/atmospheric chemistry. 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