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Mar 2022
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Cosmic Queries – Climate Change at NASA ...

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
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How does NASA combat climate change? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice answer questions about renewable energy, geoengineering, and how science is helping us battle the climate crisis with NASA Chief Scientist Katherine Calvin. 
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