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07/08/2020
Science Is Better Together: 2020 Community Cloud Challenge
Rather than treating it as a competition this year, we’re asking you to participate in learning, observing, creating or engaging with GLOBE as a cloud observer. After all, when it comes right down to it, citizen science is just as much about engaging and learning about the science as it is about collecting data.
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06/12/2020
NASA GLOBE Clouds 2020 Summer Update
The NASA GLOBE Clouds team would like to thank citizen scientist Ms. Carmen Mandel. Because of her diary of cloud observations, she was able to pinpoint for the team instances when satellite matching was not working properly. The issues have been resolved thanks to you Ms. Mandel!
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04/17/2020
Introducing the Clouds Wizard on GLOBE Observer
Have you had questions about how to identify cloud types in GLOBE Observer? “Is that a cirrocumulus or an altocumulus cloud? Or maybe it’s a cirrus cloud?” Sound familiar? You are not alone! Many volunteer observers have asked for help, and we heard you. We are pleased to introduce a new GLOBE Observer feature, the Clouds Wizard.
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02/07/2020
New resources to support research
GLOBE has been hard at work behind the scenes creating new tools and resources to make it even easier to use GLOBE data in your research. Learn more about the new resources GLOBE has launched in the last year to make it easier to do your science.
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12/20/2019
GLOBE Observer Highlights 2019
Over the course of 2019, you helped us collect data, observe an eclipse, GO on a Trail, do research, and make new friends.
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11/22/2019
GLOBE Fall Cloud Challenge Rakes in the Observations
The GLOBE Fall Cloud Observation Challenge brought in more than 45,000 observations from citizen scientists in more than 17,000 locations in 93 countries on every continent — including Antarctica.
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10/10/2019
Fall Cloud Challenge: Observations of Volcanic Plume Causing Purple Sunsets Around the World
Have you noticed purple sunrises or sunsets where you live? Submit your photographs to GLOBE or GLOBE Observer, especially as we get ready to start the Fall Cloud Challenge: What's Up in Your Sky (Oct 15 - Nov 15, 2019)!
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10/02/2019
NASA Wants Your Help Identifying Clouds: Fall Cloud Challenge
Who knew being a scientist could be as easy as pointing your phone at the sky?
For the second year in a row, NASA and The GLOBE Program are asking citizen scientists to take out their phones and report what kinds of clouds they see.
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09/17/2019
What’s up in your sky? Your cloud observations in action
Your cloud observations are making a huge impact, especially those that include information about cloud types and photographs. We’ve noticed how some of you have been reporting unique events like dust storms and fires, so it got us excited to make a new data challenge, the NASA GLOBE Fall Challenge. We are asking YOU to tell us what’s up in your sky.
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08/05/2019
See a dust storm? Submit your photos with the GLOBE Observer App
Do you live in an area that has dust storms? We would like for you to photograph the dust event and submit your photos using the GLOBE Observer app. Just follow these steps to report a dust storm with the GLOBE Observer app.
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