News - Lithuania

The most active GLOBE schools received Czech GLOBE Star award for their amazing work in the GLOBE Program. The ceremony was held under the auspices of the US Embassy in Prague.  >>

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!  >>

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.  >>

How was the GLOBE Europe and Eurasia Regional Meeting 2016? Simply enjoyable, successful, full of discussions and new ideas for teaching and cooperation! Wonderful weather welcome more than 30 Country Coordinators, teachers, trainers and scientists from 18 European countries to Cologne, Germany to participate in the annual GLOBE Europe and Eurasia Regional Meeting. The five days (26-30th September 2016) event took place at the University of Cologne and consisted of three parts: • Country Coordinators meeting on 26 – 27th September • GLOBE Training on 27 – 28th September • MASS conference and Training on 28 – 30th September  >>

Plan accordingly as you will not be able to log in to the GLOBE website during this time frame.  >>

In support of the Soild Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite mission, NASA has initiated a 7-month-long soil moisture measurement campaign, from 1 October 2015 through 30 April 2016, and invites GLOBE schools to participate.  >>