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07/31/2023
GLOBE Annual Meeting 2023
The GLOBE Annual Meeting took place in Denver, Colorado, USA from 17-20 July, and showcased a variety of topics and presentations by GLOBE community members and keynote speakers.  >>

06/20/2023
Fire in the Sky
The United State’s East Coast has experienced smoke plumes from Canadian wildfires in recent weeks, causing air quality issues across the region. With the GO clouds tool, GLOBE volunteers have been reporting their observations and images of this evolving event. Smoke affects communities around the world. In this guest blog post, educator and scientist Samantha Borah talks about smoke and air quality on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North and South Dakota, United States.  >>

06/15/2023
Where is the Water? Challenge Wrap-Up
Thank you for participating in the May 2023 "Where is the Water?" data challenge! You submitted nearly 600 observations showing water on land and mosquito habitats.  >>

05/31/2023
Moon Trees and You: From Apollo to Artemis with The GLOBE Program’s GLOBE Observer Trees
It was on January 31, 1971, when NASA launched the Apollo 14 spacecraft. Decades later, on December 11, 2022, the Orion Capsule successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean. But did you know that there were hundreds of tree seeds onboard both missions?  >>

05/03/2023
Where does the land become water?
Communities have long-since been focused on where water is located, and it’s an important science question that relates to all of us here on Earth.  >>

05/01/2023
Introducing “Where is the Water? A GLOBE Observer Data Challenge”
During the month of May 2023, we invite you to contribute to a library of citizen science data about Earth’s surface water during the “Where is the Water? A GLOBE Observer Data Challenge.”  >>

04/26/2023
Peter Falcon interviewed on Third Pod from the Sun
Peter Falcon, a member of the GLOBE Observer team based at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, was recently featured on the podcast "Third Pod from the Sun" presented by the American Geophysical Union.   >>

03/21/2023
Two “Edgy” Mosquito Stories
Heterogeneous land cover includes “edges,” or transitional zones. Scientists are especially interested in documenting mosquitoes found in these edge zones because these are places where mosquitoes encounter new hosts and new pathogens, creating new opportunities for disease outbreaks.  >>

02/14/2023
Celebrate Valentine's Day with GLOBE Observer
Looking for a valentine for that special someone? Why not share the science and the love at the same time with GLOBE Observer valentines!  >>

01/09/2023
Before, During, and After the NASA GLOBE Trees Challenge 2022: A Revisit with the Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership
A look back at the Trees Challenge from 2022, as well as what an active observation group in Pennsylvania has been up to related to measuring trees.  >>