Category Archives: Earth System Science

NOAA – State of the Climate: A look at Europe-Eurasia

This week we’ll continue our look at the climate summaries for each GLOBE region, with a focus on the Europe-Eurasia region.  Recall that these annual reports provide a summary of the global climatic conditions and are a great benchmark for … Continue reading

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NOAA – State of the Climate: A look at Asia-Pacific

This week we’ll continue our look at the climate summaries for each GLOBE region, with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region.  Recall that these annual reports provide a summary of the global climatic conditions and are a great benchmark for … Continue reading

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NOAA – State of the Climate: A look at Africa

In a recent blog post, we shared with you the NOAA State of the Climate report for 2010. These annual reports provide a summary of the global climatic conditions and are a great benchmark for monitoring climate. Along with the … Continue reading

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NOAA – State of the Climate: The importance of data

Recently NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) released the 2010 State of the Climate. The State of the Climate is an annual report that summarizes the climate conditions around the world over the time period of a calendar year. All … Continue reading

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The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill as seen from Satellite

By Dr. Charles Ichoku, NASA Scientist for GLOBE Student Research Campaign on Climate The recent oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico is an example of a large environmental event that can have multiple ramifications. The oil slick resulted from … Continue reading

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