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12/05/2018
More Languages Now Available on the GLOBE Observer App!
The GLOBE Observer App now offers several different languages translations: Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Hindi, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese!
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12/02/2018
NASA GLOBE Observer’s Weekly Roundup: 2-8 Dec. 2018
Volunteer for Earth. This and more in this week's edition of the roundup. 1. VOLUNTEER: This Wednesday, December 5th is International Volunteering Day. What will you do to celebrate? Learn More 2. CITIZEN SCIENCE: Making citizen science observations is a good way to volunteer for our home planet. You could take observations of the clouds, sky and land, as well as help fight disease by looking at mosquito habitats. Learn more about how to make observations in the link below. Get the App 3. WORLD SOIL DAY: Wednesday is also...
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09/02/2018
NASA GLOBE Observer’s Weekly Roundup: September 2-8 2018
Happy Anniversary to Us! It's been two years and in this week's roundup we are walking down memory lane.
1. ANNIVERSARY: Our team has grown and changed somewhat over the last two years. As has the app: We first started with one tool: Clouds (back in the fall of 2016). Then added the option of sky color and more to Clouds in March 2017. Then came Mosquito Habitat Mapper in the spring of 2017. Recently, The GLOBE Program and the GLOBE Observer app have joined with the Department of State to help in the fight against zika with the GLOBE Zika Education and Prevention Project. This project is on going, but already has trained many in mosquito-disease-prone countries.
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08/19/2018
NASA GLOBE Observer’s Weekly Roundup: 19-25 August 2018
Mosquitoes, disease prevention and citizen science. This and more in this week's edition of the roundup.
1. WORLD MOSQUITO DAY: Monday is #WorldMosquitoDay. Follow along all this week on NASA GLOBE and The GLOBE Program's social media accounts for special footage and information about mosquitoes, and help in the fight against vector-borne diseases.
2. DID YOU KNOW: Mosquitoes kill more people each year then all of the other deadly animals combined, and is in fact the deadliest animal on Earth. This creature, by the spread of disease, kills over 725,000 people each year. Sharks only kill 10.
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02/17/2018
NASA GLOBE Observer’s Weekly Roundup: 11-17 February 2018
The Olympics, ICE-POP and more in this week’s edition of the roundup.
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02/10/2018
NASA GLOBE Observer’s Weekly Roundup: 3-10 February 2018
When you hear the word cheerleader, no doubt you think of the sports variety. High kicks, pom poms, and special calls and chants. But a cheerleader does not have to just promote sports. Have you ever considered being a cheerleader for citizen science? A few cheerleaders, memorabilia, and more in this week's edition of the roundup. "Let's Go Citizen Science!"
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01/13/2018
NASA GLOBE Observer’s Weekly Roundup: 7-13 January 2018
Storms, hobbies and more in this week's edition of the roundup.
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01/06/2018
NASA GLOBE Observer’s Weekly Roundup: 31 December- 6 January 2018
Happy New Year. Now that the holidays are winding down and it's time to start your new year's resolutions, why not resolve to get out of doors more? This and more in this week's edition of the roundup.
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