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GLOBE Mission Mosquito Webinars -- Next on 11 October
Join NASA in the 11 October webinar about Mission Mosquito!
NASA scientists are working with local governments, doctors and public health officials, even pest control companies — all to find new and innovative ways of combating mosquitoes. By modeling and forecasting potential disease outbreaks across geographic areas, they are combining satellite data of diverse environmental factors, such as temperature, soil moisture and precipitation, with data on human factors, like population density in villages and traveling across borders. These new comprehensive views of entire ecosystems can provide new information that national and local authorities can apply to environmental health initiatives that aim to mitigate the risk of exposure to mosquitoes and the diseases they may transmit.
This is where you, the citizen scientist, can play a big part in the understanding of these complex relationships.
Participate and submit mosquito habitat observations as a GLOBE school, educator student or citizen scientist through the GLOBE Observer app. Visit the Mission Mosquito Webinars page to learn more and view past recordings.
News origin: GLOBE Implementation Office