Category Archives: General Science

From drought to flood down under: Part II–When it rains, it pours

Just over four years after my first visit to Australia (From drought to flood down under: Part I), the tides have turned and the country has gone from experiencing the driest decade on record to having the wettest two-year period on record … Continue reading

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Do’s and Don’ts – The Climate and Land Cover Intensive Observing Period

A fun and easy way to be involved in the Student Climate Research Campaign (SCRC) is by participating in the Climate and Land Cover (CLC) Intensive Observing Period (IOP).  This quarterly IOP focuses on documenting and uploading land cover data … Continue reading

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Thoughts from a 17-year-old scientist

This week we have a guest blogger.  Emily Robitschek is currently a senior at Arvada West High School near Denver, Colorado.  Emily worked in the GLOBE Program Office (GPO) in the summer of 2011 as part of a high school … Continue reading

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Mild winters and early springs – trend or rarity?

All over the United States, spring flowers such as daffodils and crocuses began blooming nearly a month ago due to an unseasonably warm winter.  Some of my friends from many parts of the country have been mentioning how beautiful their … Continue reading

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March… In like a lion, out like a lamb.

This week, we have a guest blogger.  Ashley Kaepplinger is currently working on her master’s degree in Meteorology at Florida State University and will finish in the summer of 2012.  After she receives her master’s degree, she will begin working … Continue reading

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