News and Events Earth Exploration Toolkit The Earth Exploration Toolbook invites science, technology, and social studies teachers of grades 6 to 12 to participate in a two-hour EET distance-learning workshop. By dialing in to a toll-free teleconference number, participants will walk through one of the Toolbook chapters, and discuss ways to use Earth science datasets and tools with their students. More... How Many Data Are There? Precipitation GLOBE Bulletins France Joins GLOBE! France became the 107th country to join GLOBE in a ceremony held in conjunction with the 2004 International Astronautical Congress in Vancouver, Canada on 4 October 2004. French schools join more than 15,000 schools with over 26,000 GLOBE teachers in countries worldwide participating in the GLOBE Program. More... GLOBE Stars "With a little help from its friends" GLOBE shines in Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina [Español] The popular song "A little help from my friends" by the Beatles describes how important our friends are to us, and it nicely captures GLOBE's philosophy of exploring new frontiers hand-in-hand with a hugely diverse group of partners. More... Scientists' Corner Surface Temperature Field Campaign November 1-12, 2004: Help Study the Urban Heat Island Effect! Dr. Kevin Czajkowski and researchers at the University of Toledo would like to announce a field campaign for GLOBE students to take surface temperature observations. We need as many surface temperature observations as possible during the intensive period November 1-12, 2004. In order to participate, a GLOBE-trained school must have an infrared (non-contact) thermometer that meets GLOBE specifications (see bottom of this announcement) and follow the directions given in the Surface Temperature Protocol. More...

Scientists' Corner World Wide Web Resources on Tropical Cyclones This year's tropical cyclone season is a stern reminder to all of us that tropical cyclones pose an extreme danger to life and property. Helplessly, we had to watch pictures in the news of severe flooding in India, in Bangladesh, in China, in Japan, in the Caribbean, in the United States and in many other places. Lives were not only lost due to flooding but also due to homes collapsing, trees falling, and objects flying through the air. In addition, Hurricanes and Typhoons frequently trigger tornadoes which cause even more damage to an already wind swept area. More...

Scientists' Corner Chief Scientist's Honor Roll 131 GLOBE schools have made the latest Chief Scientist's Honor Roll, and they have achieved 362 total Honor Roll citations over the last two months. Honor Roll citation recognizes schools for reporting data in ways that are particularly useful for research. More...

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