Enso and Montecito- Studying Earth Science from the ground and space. You can hear a rap song about the LA River to learn how to keep a science journal or use protocol to map a playground to a forest glade using new protocol. Whether through water words, measurements, lattitude or longitude, photosynthesis, or mosquito larvae, the visitors to Killarney were and are passionate and ready to use the same consumer electronics that help families communicate and scientists in the field. The conference was set to close the gap on "hose conversations" with hand held real time measurements and working as learners in a team.
Have you ever heard of citizen science? Nineteen Irish Schools and 42 plus of 121 countries gathered at the Glen Eagle Hotel and Conference Center to share science curricula, student findings in Posters, and exchange the impact of science (STEM) on their lives, present papers, and discover the Park.
If you've ever imagined how the Green Schools, the Museums and Parks, the Universities, and the teachers can work together with natural resources, safety, food stock, achievement, and solutions, think of this GLOBE LEARNING EXPEDITION and consider that your school whether in the North or South might want to participate this year #GLE2018 or www.globe.gov
You can see the fun and the participating countries, costumes, the parade down main street and back up to presentations in the park at the Killarney Cultural Center. Watch for pictures to be posted on Social Media soon. http://www.killarneynationalpark.ie/)
Your heart can be lifted knowing that from Earth Observer, to Grace, to Rover, to GOERS, to Calipso, to SMAP, and ENSO, primary to college students are paying attention to climate, weather, and community needs. A heat wave sent many Irish to the beaches or the emergency rooms and spiked a requirement to forestall hosing one's lawns in selected areas. Whether in California or in Monkstown, there is a mandate to understand weather over time and NASA is working on a middle school curriculum and testing it for use in classrooms soon. In the meantime, extremes of weather are impacting what is down stream. Whether the Marble Arches, the Thoor Ballylee, or your lilies in your garden, citizen science may just wake up your classroom, seniors, students, or household. Write to An Taisce/Environmental Education Unit or watch for next year's EPA.ie citizen science initiatives to find out more about what's a foot for using digital means to measure and assess the Natural World or the quality of your indoor air. We are now able to evaluate pollens in the air to manmade chemicals and more. If you want to study the whole water cycle you can learn it in Gaelic and take it to class for some fun!
Note: Thank you to the hosts and sponsors of the event for their generousity and creativity bringing GLOBE to Ireland for the first time. Thank you for the Irish Dance and Music and the terrific hospitality of the people of Kerry et al. Thank you to CEA for sharing Science through Stories, Anything's Possible, and the World around us theme.
A second thank you to: Expert Click's Mitchell Davis, CES, Robert Escalante and his new scrabble book, The Celtic Arts Center, The Comhaltas LA, Pauric Dolan from Enniskillen, the State of California, and the Widow Stanley for helping NEO participate in the parade with grace and style making this trip possible. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Tartan, order it here https://sportkilt.com/clan_history/6130/California.html)
References:
Killarney and Soltec (Koppen Climate):
https://soltec.ie/2018/05/02/globe-programme-students-learning-about-air-quality-through-citizen-science/
https://www.donorschoose.org/project/globe-learning-expedition-and-research-p/2975063/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Ireland
Adaptation at your fingertips:
https://www.climateireland.ie/#!/
https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/ireland/dublin/climate
The Water Science School and Water Cycle Maps:
https://water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycleirish.html
Western Maritime Climate:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Ireland
https://www.britannica.com/place/Ireland
Santa Barbara:
https://abcnews.go.com/US/mudslides-flash-floods-threaten-southern-california-months-deadly/story?id=53929805
Carbon Cycle and GeoCarb- Become an Earth Observer:
https://theconversation.com/watching-the-planet-breathe-studying-earths-carbon-cycle-from-space-72344
https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/201512/carbon-cycle.cfm
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/CarbonCycle
Why the Ocean:
https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/oceanography/ocean-earth-system/ocean-carbon-cycle
Modeling:
https://projects.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas/attachments/download/1889/gcb12822.pdf
Here's the Map:
https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/oceanography/ocean-earth-system/ocean-carbon-cycle
Is the news really covering what's up?
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/evelyn-cusack-reveals-how-long-the-heatwave-will-continue-across-ireland/ar-AAzHfke
https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/uk-44697603
One thing affects another:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/southern-california-heat-wave-breaks-records-in-los-angeles-today-2018-07-06/
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/07/us/california-wildfires-heat-wave.html
Fairbanks weighs in:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/l-a-s-not-just-sizzling-its-sultry-why-californias-july-heat-wave-is-so-weird/
Citizen Science:
https://globescistarter.org/about-el-nino-and-la-nina/
https://globescistarter.org/
https://lternet.edu/site/santa-barbara-coastal-lter/
El Nino- Wash and Crowd research:
https://gisandscience.com/2010/07/27/sensitivity-of-river-discharge-to-el-nino-southern-oscillation-enso/
Even ancient caves are contemporary from losing divers, to flooding, to conservation and human vandalism:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marble_Arch_Caves
Could Drones and Citizen Science help with preventing flooding situations in the future in Ireland and elsewhere?:
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/01/25/citizen-scientists-use-drones-to-map-el-nino-flooding.html
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/01/25/citizen-scientists-use-drones-to-map-el-nino-flooding.html
http://sc.isprs.org/files/sc/reports/Report%20on%2017th%20ISPRS%20Summer%20School%202017_IIRS_Dehradun_India.pdf
From Lilies and Summer Camp to Scotland:
https://scistarter.com/project/315-Camas-Citizen-Science-Monitoring-Program\
Become a Flood Mapper:
https://www.tcv.org.uk/scotland/discover/citizen-science/get-involved-citizen-science/citizen-science-resources
https://crowdgov.wordpress.com/new-updated-case-studies/ii-citizen-science-community-river-monitoring-volunteer-project-monitoring-sediment-movement-and-blockages-on-hillfoots-burns-scotland/
Science and Passion can assist?
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/04/arts/design/the-tower-that-enchanted-yeats.html
https://southgalwayfloods.wordpress.com/tag/gort/
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/some-people-in-flood-areas-to-be-relocated-opw-minister-1.2831801
https://www.weather.gov/aly/7Feb18Snow
http://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/114/5/852.full.pdf
Weather or Climate…not just a folk story (An Bho Riabhach), but a 2017 Beast from the East:
https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/northern-ireland-snow-live-updates-14161814
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/mar/01/beast-from-east-storm-emma-uk-worst-weather-years
Looking for patterns – safety, health, and security:
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health/climate-change-and-health-extreme-heat-a-silent-killer/article18343936/
http://www.grid.unep.ch/activities/earlywarning/download/heatwave.en.pdf
https://www.osha.gov/dts/osta/otm/otm_iii/otm_iii_4.html
https://water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycleirish.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Great_Britain_and_Ireland_heat_wave
Citizen Science and Summer Camp:
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/the-best-teen-summer-camps-1.666698
https://www.epa.ie/irelandsenvironment/getinvolved/citizenscience/
https://www.thecitizensciencelab.org/programs/summer-camps/
Blogging discoveries:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-42664687
Tools:
http://scool.larc.nasa.gov/overpass.html
http://www.goes.noaa.gov/