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Get Inspired! Read Recent GLOBE Star Story: “GLOBE Students in Malta Engage in Science – And Walk for Fun – to “Be Part of the Solution”
Have you been keeping up with the latest GLOBE Star Stories? GLOBE Stars are stories of projects, people and extraordinary activities being conducted around the world in connection to GLOBE. These GLOBE Stars are the bright lights that spark our imagination and inspire us with news of GLOBE at work in the world.
A recent GLOBE Star Story, “GLOBE Students in Malta Engage in Science – And Walk for Fun – To “Be part of the Solution” for a Greener Tomorrow,” shines a light on the dedicated work of GLOBE students and community members in Malta.
In early 2019, GLOBE middle school students in Gozo, Malta, focused on studying the effects of trees on urban temperatures in their surrounding communities. "This is our first year participating in The GLOBE Program, and we would like to share our investigation and how we went a step further to involve the wider community and be part of the solution to Climate Change," Ramona Mercieca, a teacher at Gozo College Middle School said.
"The alarming rate at which trees are being chopped off when ‘upgrading’ streets and the excessive rate of building in an already densely populated area prompted us to study, in detail, urban temperatures," Mercieca said.
To read the entire story, click here.
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type: globe-newsNews origin: GLOBE Implementation Office