30 Years of GLOBE - 30 Years of GLOBE Campaign

GLOBE is committed to climate education, and understanding climate on local, regional and global levels by exploring past and present climate data is important in measuring environmental changes at all scales, and planning for the future. To better understand changes in climate, GLOBE students are invited to participate in growing their awareness of climate through learning activities in and out of the classroom, and specifically, through collecting and analyzing data via GLOBE protocols across all four GLOBE spheres - atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and pedosphere.

Students are encouraged to share what they learn at the 2025 International Virtual Science Symposium (IVSS). Students may also participate in the campaign by submitting their project to a regional Student Research Symposium as well as other GLOBE student symposia. 

Note: This campaign will support, and collaborate with, ongoing and upcoming campaigns and data initiatives around each GLOBE region. 

1. Learn about and explore the essential principles of Earth’s climate system. The essential principles include:

• Exploring climate as a complex system.
• Learning about how life is a major driver of the global carbon cycle and influences the climate.
• Understanding why climate varies and how it is influenced by man-made processes.
• Exploring how the general understanding of climate is improved through observations and research.

• The GLOBE ADAT System
• GLOBE Visualization System
• MyNASA Data
• LTER Network data
• NASA VEDA data
• NASA Earth data

GLOBE students and other participants will have the opportunity to a earn digital badge by completing one or more of the following:

• Enter GLOBE data 
  • GLOBE has a robust database with over 200 million measurements. Contribute your climate data today through the GLOBE Data Entry System or through The GLOBE Program's app, GLOBE Observer! 
• Collaborate with another GLOBE student or classroom
  • Partner, compare, and share your climate data with a student or classroom from a different GLOBE country or region by using GLOBE Teams.
• Submit a student report
  • Take your climate data to the next step by submitting a research report to the International Virtual Science Symposium (IVSS), a local/regional Student Research Symposium or other community science fair. Tell your climate and carbon story using any storytelling tool, such as videos, storyboards, ArcGIS StoryMaps, drawings and other story formats. 
• Take action
  • Use your data and story to make a difference in your local community. Share how you benefited the environment through your actions by sharing a photo or description via email to campaigns@nasaglobe.org.
• Participate in a local or regional campaign or Intensive Observation Period (IOP).
  • Find more information about campaigns and IOPs in your country and region.