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The NASA GLOBE Clouds team at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, USA, recently presented a webinar discussing how cloud observations collected by citizen scientists are matched to satellite data. In this blog, posted by Marile Colon Robles, you can watch the webinar recording – and learn how important your observations are!  >>

On Thursday, 08 March (1:00 p.m. EST/18:00 UTC), join the Phase III GLOBE ENSO (El Niño Southern Oscillation) Student Research Campaign Science and Research Webinar: “Connections and Collaboration.”  >>

Tip of the Week: GLOBE students – as part of your efforts to explore the Biosphere (one of the four Earth spheres The GLOBE Program covers), you can dive into the Green-Up/Green-Down Protocol.  >>

SRS Webinar: “Giving a Poster Presentation/Open Office Hours” will be held on Monday, 05 March at 7:00 p.m. ET. This webinar will be hosted by Kiley Remiszewski and Clarice Perryman, PhD students in Natural Resources and Earth Systems Sciences at the University of New Hampshire. As a participant, you will hear tips and tricks designed to help students prepare for a poster presentation and stay on the line to ask questions.  >>

The NASA GLOBE Clouds team at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, USA, is excited to announce the NASA GLOBE Clouds: Spring Cloud Observations Data Challenge. Participants are invited to enter up to 10 cloud observations per day from 15 March through 15 April 2018 using the GLOBE Program’s data entry options or using GLOBE Observer app. GLOBE and GLOBE Observer participants with the most observations will be congratulated by a NASA scientist with a video posted on the NASA GLOBE Clouds website.  >>

The Northern Hemisphere Spring and Southern Hemisphere Fall Urban Heat Island Effect – Surface Temperature Field Campaign has begun (01 March) and will run through 31 March. Your observations, and continued participation, is vital to this scientific endeavor.  >>

February 2018 News Brief  >>

February 2018 Letter to the Community  >>

Tip of the Week: Need a Project Collaborator? Then visit the GLOBE website and use this handy tool to find GLOBE community members who are interested in collaborating on GLOBE projects, protocols, and/or other activities!  >>

Tip of the Week: Did you know that you the international GLOBE network has grown to include representatives from over 119 participating countries and over 150 U.S. Partners coordinating GLOBE activities that are integrated into their local and regional communities? How about the fact that GLOBE students have contributed over 150 million measurements to the GLOBE database for use in their inquiry-based science projects?  >>