Category Archives: North America

Measuring rainfall – it’s easy and difficult at the same time

Posted on 09/30/2013 by Julie Malmberg

This week we 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 Center … Continue reading →

Posted in Atmosphere, Backyard Science, North America | 5 Comments

Zero is still a measurement

Posted on 07/31/2013 by GLOBE Program

Zero is a fascinating word and concept.  The concept of zero can be attributed to mathematicians in India over a thousand years ago.  Jaina mathematicians may have been the first to use the word shunya (meaning void in Sanskrit) to … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia and Pacific, General Science, North America | 5 Comments

North America and hurricane vulnerability – a project to improve forecasts

Posted on 06/26/2013 by GLOBE Program

The month of June brings with it hurricane season in the North Atlantic Ocean basin. Both countries in GLOBE’s North America Region, Canada and the United States, are affected by these storms.  It is important to remember that tropical cyclones … Continue reading →

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