Author Archives: GLOBE Program

Keeping cool in the summer, Part II

This week we continue last week’s blog on keeping cool in the summer (read Part I at http://globe.gov/explore-science/scientists-blog/archived-posts/sciblog/2013/12/17/keeping-cool-in-the-summer-part-i/), provided by long-time friend of GLOBE, Dr. Peggy LeMone, Chief Scientist for the GLOBE Program from 2003-2009. Dr. LeMone is currently working … Continue reading

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Keeping cool in the summer, Part I

This week we again welcome long-time friend of GLOBE, Dr. Peggy LeMone, Chief Scientist for the GLOBE Program from 2003-2009, as our guest blogger. Dr. LeMone is currently working in the field of weather and cloud formation at the National … Continue reading

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Next Generation Science Standards – Not the Common Core

GLOBE teachers across the United States are hearing more and more everyday about the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).  My home state of Michigan was one of twenty-six Lead States that were involved in the process of reviewing the standards … Continue reading

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Water scarcity: what it means for countries in the Near East and North Africa

Do you remember last year when we examined the Near East and North Africa region and the potential problems that the region could face with a changing climate? This region is characterized by the Arid desert hot (BWh) Koppen-Geiger climate classification*.  … Continue reading

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Mt. Rainier: Rich in beauty and science

We’d like to welcome Dr. Angela Rowe as our guest blogger.  Dr. Rowe is currently a postdoctoral scholar (“postdoc”) at the University of Washington.  While living in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, she enjoys taking her science training … Continue reading

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