News - NASA Langley Research Center

“Today, April 24, 2020, is Arbor Day. Arbor Day, much like Earth Day, is a holiday that celebrates nature. Its purpose is to encourage people to plant trees. Did you know that there are an estimated 3,000,000,000,000 trees on Earth? That is a mind-boggling number, isn't it?” Campbell said in the blog.  >>

Congratulations to the 2020 GLOBE International Virtual Science Symposium (IVSS) stipend drawing winners  >>

An upcoming webinar, “”Explore Earth: CCRI – Urban Heat Islands” is geared toward educators in grades 9-12. The webinar will take place on Thursday, 23 April at 3:00 p.m. PT. Participants will learn about a unit plan recently approved by SMD Product review for students in grades 9-12 that uses innovative technology to understand the changing climate in urban areas and create solutions to the ongoing environmental problems in cities. The unit utilizes a variety of resources, such as NASA EOSDIS Worldview, Terra MODIS data, GLOBE, NASA Scientific Visualization Studio videos, NASA Climate Kids games, and more.  >>

Want to send a message of inspiration, encouragement, and support to your fellow GLOBE community members? The GLOBE Implementation Office (GIO) is asking community members to post greetings or a congratulatory 25th Anniversary message on a common online wall – a “padlet” or message board.  >>

Earth Day 2020 is special for many reasons. It is the 25th Anniversary of The GLOBE Program, the 50th anniversary of Earth Day; and, as you know, the first Earth Day that will be celebrated around the world indoors!  >>

Join the Urban Heat Island Effect (UHIE)-Surface Temperature Field Campaign Webinar #4 on 21 April (8:00 p.m. EDT): “What Can YOU Do to NOT Make Your Neighborhood SO HOT?”  >>

In 2020, GLOBE worked to create a way community members could connect virtually and learn about – and share about – GLOBE-related educational and scientific activities taking place around the world: the GLOBE Virtual Exchange Program.  >>

A page has been added to the GLOBE website in response to extreme challenges to the GLOBE community stemming from the global novel coronavirus pandemic.  >>

GLOBE Community: Read the recent Community Blog written by Brian Campbell, NASA Senior Earth Science Education Specialist, “Comparing Existing GLOBE Tree Height Data and ICESat 2 Satellite Data.”  >>

The National Assessment Governing Board and the National Center for Education Statistics cordially invite you to the virtual release of The Nation's Report Cards in civics, geography, and U.S. history on Thursday, April 23.  >>