News - Europe and Eurasia

SMAP data will eventually reveal how soil moisture conditions are changing over time in response to climate and how this impacts regional water availability.  >>

The GLOBE Europe and Eurasia Regional Coordination Office has launched a video campaign to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of The GLOBE Program.  >>

The GLOBE Program is pleased to announce the 2016 GLOBE International Virtual Science Fair! As part of GLOBE's 20th Anniversary celebration, we are asking GLOBE students to share their research with the world.  >>

In celebration of Earth Day 2015, and GLOBE's 20th Anniversary, more than 240 schools answered the call to not just count the data, but to make the data count. More than 160,000 measurements were added to the GLOBE database during the Data Entry Challenge that took place over Earth Week (20-24 April).  >>

It is about time to express our celebration of 20th anniversary of the GLOBE Program. We invite each GLOBE school from Europe and Eurasia countries to create a short (2 minutes or less) video that illustrates "How do we celebrate the anniversary of the GLOBE Program?" and "How it is benefiting the environment of their school or local community?" Deadline is June 30th 2015.  >>

Data from the radiometer instrument on NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) observatory have led to the creation of new maps of global soil moisture. The new images (each a composite of three days of SMAP radiometer data, collected in April) show the volumetric water content in the top 2 inches (5 centimeters) of soil. These uncalibrated soil moisture images will be evaluated during the calibration and validation phase of SMAP's science mission, which begins on 10 May.  >>

The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) is offering summer institutes to help educators implement the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). This conference (held in two different U.S. locations this July) is designed to help educators and school leaders understand the changes occurring with NGSS, including how to apply NGSS in the classroom.  >>

High schools from Norway are looking for 15 GLOBE schools to collaborate on Aerosols and Climate investigations. The project Aerosols in Europe 2015-2016 is lead by Karl T. Hetland, GLOBE country coordinator of Norway. The call is open up to May 15th.  >>

The NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative (EPDC) is presenting a series of no-cost webinars open to all educators. All pre-service, K-12, and informal educators, as well as university faculty, are invited to join NASA education specialists to learn about NASA missions, activities, lesson plans, educator guides, and online resources that integrate NASA and STEM into the classroom.  >>

The 19th GLOBE Annual Partner Meeting will take from 20-24 July in Los Angeles, California. The Meeting is open to GLOBE partners, teachers, scientists, students and anyone who wants to keep up with the latest developments at GLOBE.  >>