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09/01/2022
Ten Countries Celebrate Anniversary with The GLOBE Program in September
Congratulations to the ten GLOBE countries celebrating anniversaries of successful GLOBE implementation during the month of September.
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09/01/2022
GLOBE Implementation Office Closed Monday, 05 September, for U.S. Labor Day
The GLOBE Implementation Office (GIO), including the Community Support Team, will be closed Monday, 05 September, to celebrate the U.S. Labor Day holiday.
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08/31/2022
Recent Paper Highlights the Potential of The GLOBE Program’s App, GLOBE Observer Trees Tool, to Complement Satellite and Airborne Tree Height Measurements
A paper published on 21 June in Environmental Research, “The potential of citizen science data to complement satellite and airborne lidar tree height measurements: Lessons from The GLOBE Program,” focuses on The GLOBE Program’s app, GLOBE Observer Trees tool.
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08/30/2022
The GLOBE Program’s App, GLOBE Observer Mosquito Habitat Mapper, and GLOBE’s Mosquito Protocol Bundle, Help Users Reduce Risk of Mosquito-borne Illnesses
Mosquitoes infect hundreds of millions of people around the world with diseases, such as yellow fever, malaria, dengue, and the Zika virus. These diseases have serious health impacts and kill millions of people each year. According to the World Health Organization, more than 50 percent of the world’s population is at risk of contracting a mosquito-borne illness.
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08/29/2022
Lake Pokhara Expedition Takes Place 27 September through 03 October
The Lake Pokhara Expedition will take place from 27 September through 03 October at Phewa Lake, which is a fresh-water mountain lake of ecological significance located in the southern part of Pokhara Valley.
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08/29/2022
How Do Your Trees Measure Up? Get Ready to Find Out! GLOBE Will Be Hosting a New Data Challenge Beginning in October!
How do your trees measure up? Get ready to find out! The GLOBE Program will be hosting a new data challenge, via the program’s mobile app, GLOBE Observer, which will begin in October and run through November.
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08/25/2022
Recent Paper Highlights How The GLOBE Program’s App, GLOBE Observer Mosquito Habitat Mapper Enables Next-Generation Surveillance of Mosquitoes
A paper published on 27 July 2022 in the journal Insects, “Integrating Global Citizen Science Platforms to Enable Next-Generation Surveillance of Invasive and Vector Mosquitoes” highlights how data from multiple citizen science apps, including The GLOBE Program’s app, GLOBE Observer Mosquito Habitat Mapper and Land Cover, allow the general public to provide images of mosquito specimens and breeding habitats using smartphones.
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08/25/2022
Year 05 Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign Begins 01 October! Focus Will be “Looking at Change Over Time and Organizing Student Research”
The Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign will begin Year 05 on 01 October 2022. The focus for Year 5 will be: “Looking at Change Over Time and Organizing Student Research.”
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08/24/2022
U.S. GLOBE Teachers and Partners: 2022-2023 Watercoolers Begin Again in September
U.S. GLOBE Teachers and Partners: The 2022-2023 season of Watercoolers is starting up again in September. Watercoolers are held most Thursdays at 04:10 p.m. ET. They provide an informal opportunity to connect with other U.S. GLOBE teachers and partners to share ideas. Each week begins with a presentation from a teacher or partner, with time for questions.
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08/24/2022
NASA GLOBE Land Cover Challenge 2022 Is On through This Friday! Help NASA Track Climate Change Impacts
The GLOBE Program invites you to participate in the NASA GLOBE Land Cover Challenge 2022: Land Cover in a Changing Climate. The challenge began on 26 July and runs through this Friday, 26 August.
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