News - North America

The GLOBE U.S. Coordination Office is excited to announce that registration is open for the 2025 GLOBE Virtual Student Research Symposium (SRS). This year, with the cancellation of the in-person SRS, we are offering a virtual SRS for K–12 students on May 5–9 and May 12–16, from noon to 2:00 p.m. ET each day. Week 1 will be focused on grades 9–12 and week 2 will be focused on grades 5–8. A session for K–4 students will be added depending on interest.  >>

The National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) spring conference is being held on 26–29 March in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This is an event that attracts people from many parts of the U.S. (and beyond), including many U.S. GLOBE Partners and educators.  >>

The U.S. Partner Forum would like to thank Peder Nelson for his service and welcome Cheryl Williams as the Northwest Region representative.  >>

In this interactive series, you'll explore topics such as clouds, precipitation, air and surface temperature, weather vs. climate, and guiding students in hands-on investigations. Each session will include engaging discussions, hands-on activities, and valuable peer-to-peer sharing of real-world classroom applications.  >>

This past fall, the North American GLOBE community collected 1,695 Green-down measurements. We asked the community to tell us about their experiences. Here are just a few responses.  >>

The "Snow View" IOP webinar from 13 February "Snow Impacts: How Does Your Community Adapt?" recording is now available.  >>

The 30 Years of GLOBE Campaign: Comparing Data Past and Present webinar "Make Your Data Talk: Transforming Data Into Visual Stories" recording is now available.  >>

GLOBE Mission Earth invites educators, citizen scientists, and students all over the world to participate in the Urban Heat Island Intensive Observation Period (UHI-IOP) throughout December.  >>

A lot is happening in the coming weeks and months! Check out this list of upcoming GLOBE events.  >>

Join the GLOBE North American Phenology Campaign this spring. The spring campaign is focused on monitoring and reporting plant green-up data to help validate the start of the plant growing season.  >>