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In response to inquiries regarding data not showing up on the GLOBE Visualization Map under the SMAP Block Pattern layer, The GLOBE Program would like to get the word out that participating schools/teams must be inputting the data via the SMAP Block Pattern Soil Moisture Protocol. If another protocol is used, the data will not show up in the SMAP layer on the map. In addition, a revised data report has been issued.  >>

This new video offers a look back (via data animation) at the storms captured by the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission in 2015. The GPM mission is an international network of satellites that provide the next-generation global observations of rain and snow. Through participating in GPM events and contests, GLOBE students are currently learning how a NASA mission – and how satellite information – can improve our knowledge of Earth.  >>

How does knowing our planet’s soil moisture help us in understanding agriculture’s reaction to it? Read Brian Campbell’s latest blog and find out!  >>

The next webinar in the Wayne RESA ICCARS Professional Learning Network for the 2015-2016 School Year series, hosted by David Bydlowski and Andy Henry, will be held on 11 January 2016. It is entitled “Long-Term Climate Effects on Human Settlements and Habitation” and is presented by Dr. Andrea C. Simonelli.  >>

A GLOBE Program/SMAP Soil Moisture Field Campaign Webinar, entitled “1 Year of the SMAP Mission and Global Shout-Outs to all the GLOBE schools/teams collecting SMAP soil moisture data." will be held Tuesday, 02 February 2016 at 4 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time (9 p.m. UTC). The webinar link is: https://gsfc610.adobeconnect.com/globesmap/  >>