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June 19, 2019
Hydrographic information driving marine knowledge [World Hydrography Day 2019]
First celebrated in 2006 and on June 21st every year since, World Hydrography Day aims to make the public aware of the increasing the coverage of hydrographic information on a global basis, as well as the work to promote safe navigation, especially in the areas of international navigation, ports, and where there are vulnerable or protected marine areas.
June 10, 2019
Presidential proclamations of National Ocean Month, 2006-2019
Did you know that NOAA wasn’t even mentioned in the first Presidential proclamation for this celebration? And the first celebration was for a National Ocean Week, not a month? And that the Great Lakes are mentioned in several of these statements? Explore links to these Presidential proclamations going back to President Bush in 2006.
June 7, 2018
AGU Policy Action Center facilitates advocacy for NOAA funding [World Oceans Month]
I can’t emphasize how quick and easy this was to do. AGU has done the legwork in setting up the interface for taking action on important policy issues. If you have never visited or used this interface, please explore the link and connect with your Senators while we still have time to support NOAA during World & National Oceans Month.
June 5, 2018
Celebrate the ocean and NOAA in June [World Oceans Month]
I challenge every scientist and educator to take some time in June to share their own ocean knowledge and experiences, and to share beyond the month of June. A one-month media blitz will not generate the change we need to see to protect, conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources.
March 13, 2018
A conversation about science communication with NOAA’s RDML Tim Gallaudet, Ph.D.
How do we tell the stories of NOAA? Do we focus on the “bells and whistles” of the satellites, or take people on a journey of the start of satellites and why they matter? Dr. Gallaudet has been thinking about this approach…
March 4, 2018
Turn your students into citizen scientists with the mPING app
Help NOAA scientists improve observations with your own reports of ground precipitation submitted through the mPING app
December 30, 2017
A New Year’s resolution: help the public learn about NOAA
When asked, “What can AGU members do for federal agencies?” NOAA responded: help the public know what comes out of NOAA’s work.
December 12, 2017
Dr. G’s #AGU17 Spotlight – 2017 Arctic Report Card
“Arctic shows no sign of returning to reliably frozen region of recent past decades — Despite relatively cool summer temperatures, observations in 2017 continue to indicate that the Arctic environmental system has reached a ‘new normal’, characterized by long-term losses in the extent and thickness of the sea ice cover, the extent and duration of the winter snow cover and the mass of ice in the Greenland Ice Sheet and Arctic glaciers, and warming sea surface and permafrost temperatures.”
August 22, 2017
State of the Climate should have you #Teach4Climate
The State of the Climate Report for 2016 is out. Now, it’s time to enhance climate literacy through #Teach4Climate.
July 17, 2017
Displaying global data with NOAA’s Science On a Sphere (SOS)
A glowing six-foot diameter sphere suspended from the ceiling is part of a 3-D display system that illuminates animations of global environmental data, such as hurricanes, clouds, vegetation, and ocean currents
Laura Guertin is a Professor of Earth Science at Penn State Brandywine in Media, PA. Her research focuses on how technology can enhance teaching and student learning in introductory-level geoscience courses for non-science majors. Her blog focuses on geoscience education/outreach, science communication, and technology tools in the classroom, online, and in the field.