As human society faces increasing environmental challenge, the need for mobilizing public understanding and appreciation of Earth science continues to grow. Science communication is more effective if it engages emotions, feelings, and values in addition to the traditional scientific concepts of logic, reasoning, and analysis. Therefore, the arts may uniquely permit the communication of scientific topics by engaging both the emotional and logical parts of the brain.

Although possibly the most abstract of all the art forms, music may also be the most accessible across human culture and society, thus providing a mechanism through which the public can connect to Earth processes. Moreover, unlike some other arts, music explicitly embodies the time dimension, potentially enabling musicians to connect their listeners to the changing environment.

We welcome abstract submissions on all topics at the intersection of music and the geosciences.