News - Europe and Eurasia

Observe the greening-up of trees with the newly launched GrowApp! The application allows you to make animations of trees, gardens and landscapes by taking pictures with your smartphone. While having fun making an animation of your backyard, you help scientists better understand climate change impact on the environment.  >>

Students from Germany and Belgium met on 30th September 2016 to explore Belgian nature reserve High Fens and to share a GLOBE measurements experience. The focus was on water. The day was a very successful opening for a project that motivates a lot of students as well as a first contact for further exchanges.  >>

The GLOBE Implementation Office will celebrate Earth Day 2017 on Friday 21 April with a special Google. Hangout that will feature one video from each GLOBE region. Enter your video to be the one from your region!  >>

Would you like to see, how a green wave of vegetation moves through Europe during the spring? Join Phenology campaign 2017 and try a brand new GrowApp. New flyer with information about the campaign is now available.  >>

We hope you will join us for our largest GLOBE gathering of the year in New Haven, Connecticut. Mark your calendars now for 30 July - 4 August 2017!  >>

Over 600 pictures were sent by GLOBE students within GLOBE at My School Photo Competititon. See the winning pictures and download 2017 GLOBE at My School Calendar!  >>

Anna Heyne-Mudrich, Head of GLOBE Germany (Deutschland), visited Ghana in November -- bringing with her a new weather station for the Westphalian Senior High School Oyoko.  >>

US Ambassador Suzan LeVine visited the GLOBE school in Uzwil.She joined the class for one of the lessons on weather and atmosphere and after that shared her vision on STEM and environmental education.  >>

Towards the end of October the project "Aerosols in Europe" culminated in a final four day long workshop that was organized in Svalbard (Norway) from 21st to 24th of October 2016. 35 participants consisting of teachers and scientists from Norway, Croatia, Czech Republic and Germany gathered to share their results from student’s research projects, exchange their experiences and benefits of cooperating with various schools from different countries and receive new information from the scientists.  >>

Sharing experiences was one of the main goals of the GLOBE Europe and Eurasia Regional Meeting 2016. One example that stood for all was the workshop on “How to motivate students to ask questions and do research with use of GLOBE tools and instruments”, conducted by Hana Svobodova and Jan Blazek from the Czech Republic.  >>