New Field Campaign

This year’s GLOBE field campaign, "30 Years of GLOBE: Comparing Data Past and Present," will begin on 1 September 2024. Join us as we take a deep look into the past 30 years of GLOBE data. Consider what environmental changes are emerging in your local ecosystems and how you can pursue further understanding by collecting data in your local environment. Explore data in the GLOBE database, collect new data, and find other data to enrich your research. Student examination of paired data—comparing data collected in the past and the present—is particularly encouraged as a way to examine environmental change over time. 

In a series of webinars, scientists will share their research and compare Earth systems past and present. The campaign will demonstrate the importance of data collection and analysis, and how research with strong data analysis can be integral to effecting change in local, regional, and global communities. 

2025 International Virtual Science Symposium (IVSS) Theme

To coincide with GLOBE’s upcoming field campaign (described above), the theme of the 2025 IVSS is “30 Years of GLOBE: Understanding the Past, Present, and Future.” Since 1995, The GLOBE Program has collected more than a quarter billion data points in the NASA GLOBE database. This year, students will be required to access and analyze GLOBE data as part of each IVSS submission. Students can use these data and analyses along with newly collected data, or they can focus their work on the data collected by others.

Learn more about the IVSS program.

Upcoming Events and Opportunities

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Webinar | GLOBE Observer Connect

Taking GLOBE to Sea: A Live Chat with GLOBE Educator Christi Buffington and Students

What did you do this summer? These teens joined an international team of youth to sail a tall ship across the western Pacific Ocean from Yokohama, Japan, to Palau. While onboard, they used GLOBE protocols, including GLOBE Clouds, to track atmospheric and water conditions. They shared their experience in this GLOBE story. 

Join us on 29 August at 8 pm ET (30 August 0:00 UTC) for a live conversation with educator Christi Buffington and some of the participating students to learn more about taking GLOBE to sea.

Learn more and register. 

Webinar | Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) 10-in-10

Applications

Join the GPM community on 5 September at 8 pm ET (6 September 00:00 UTC) for this free webinar to learn about the multiple ways GPM is used throughout the world and to gain a perspective from two GPM power users who help support weather forecasters and the ecological community.

Learn more and register.

If you missed them, view our webinars recordings from July (Remote Sensing) and August (Data).

Observer Science Blog

Bridging Observations from Space and Ground: Citizen Science's Role in Monitoring Alaska's River Ice

Additional News and Information

Reminder

Register Now for the Fall 2024 North American Phenology Campaign

The North American Phenology Campaign focuses on monitoring and reporting on data about the cyclical patterns of plants to help validate the timing of the plant growing season. As students observe and report on plant green-down, they will have opportunities to meet real-world scientists and collaborate with other students. 

Learn more and register.

Anniversaries

Congratulations to the nine GLOBE countries celebrating anniversaries in August.

Cape Verde: 24 years (9 Aug 2000) 

Ethiopia: 19 years (24 Aug 2005) 

Gabon: 21 years (11 Aug 2003) 

India: 24 years (25 Aug 2000) 

Macedonia: 26 years (24 Aug 1998) 

Niger: 19 years (11 Aug 2005) 

Rwanda: 21 years (21 Aug 2003) 

Seychelles: 07 years (25 Aug 2017) 

Sweden: 29 years (23 Aug 1995)