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The new cohort of vloggers met this past month to receive their next assignment: Trees in a Changing Climate Interview Videos! Similar to the interview project from this last winter for the NASA GLOBE Clouds Challenge, the GSVs are being tasked to interview friends, parents, elders, and community members about trees and climate. They will be asked to consider change over time for trees in their local environment.  >>

The October Urban Heat Island Effect (UHIE)-Surface Temperature Intensive Observation Period (IOP) began on 01 October and will take place throughout the month.  >>

Congratulations to the twelve GLOBE countries celebrating anniversaries of successful GLOBE implementation during the month of October.  >>

The GLOBE North American Regional Meeting (NARM) is held every year to bring together members of the U.S. GLOBE community to learn and share ideas. Due to the continuing constraints of COVID-19, as well as ensuring the event is accessible to all GLOBE partners regardless of funding, the NARM will be presented in a different format this year. The meeting will be divided into two sections, one virtual and one in-person, over several days in November. A final culminating virtual event will be held to bring everyone together to share reflections on the NARM.  >>

The U.S. GLOBE Coordination Office, with support from the USDA Forest Service, Eastern Region (Agreement Number 21-CS-11090100-035), is accepting proposals for development of an “Earth Around Us” Tent, with accompanying mural panels and materials for science activity kits for their local teacher network and programming. The deadline for proposal submission has been extended to 30 September.  >>

Save the Dates: The 2023 GLOBE Annual Meeting will take place in Denver, Colorado, USA, from 17-21 July.  >>

Are you a member of the GLOBE International STEM Network (GISN)? Then come and join the upcoming GISN Social Hour on Thursday, 22 September, at 09:00 a.m. MDT.  >>

High school students participating in a collaboration effort between The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and the NASA Texas Space Grant Consortium (TSGC) to extend the TSGC Summer Enhancement in Earth Science (SEES) Internship program are sharing their research experiences.  >>

The Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign will be hosting the webinar: “Planting Roots and Leaving a Legacy behind, and Setting the Research Stage for Year 5 of the Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign Focus: North America” on Wednesday, 21 September, at 01:30 p.m. EDT (05:30 p.m. UTC).  >>

As always, GLOBE continues to work to ensure that your “use” of the website, and associated apps, is as user-friendly as possible.  >>