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The common thread between science and art: creativity

When you examine a seashell, a crystal, the skin of a snake or the wings of a butterfly, what do you think about?  Art?  Science? Or the obvious connection between the two?  At the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union … Continue reading

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The 2012 GLOBE Surface Temperature Campaign

The month of December features the Surface Temperature Field Campaign.  To recognize this exciting event, we are featuring Dr. Kevin Czajkowski, the scientist behind the campaign.  This post is a repost from his blog. The GLOBE surface temperature field campaign … Continue reading

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ENSO Basics: What’s up with the weather?

In the first post in this series, we looked at what ENSO is. Remember that the atmosphere and oceans are always moving, and in general, those movements follow a specified pattern. When the movement deviates from normal, to either an … Continue reading

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GLOBE and adaptation to climate change

This week we have a guest blogger, Dr. Dixon Butler. Dr. Butler was the GLOBE Chief Scientist from 1996-2003 and now works as a consultant to NASA. One of the most significant technology improvements in modern life is our ability … Continue reading

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ESNO Basics: What is it?

Through many posts here on the Scientists’ Blog, we, in one way or another, discuss ENSO.  ENSO, or El Niño-Southern Oscillation, is a quasi-periodic climate pattern that occurs in the tropical Pacific Ocean.  When the conditions change, the atmosphere responds … Continue reading

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