NOAA/NASA GOES Project monitors Earth's water from space, the skies, ground stations on land, ships sailing the seas and even with apps on mobile phones: “While Earth is so wet it looks blue from space, most of that water is saltwater. Only 2.5% of water on Earth is freshwater and nearly all of that water is frozen – locked up in polar ice caps, glaciers and other ice. The small amount of freshwater that remains is all that's available for all the ways we use water. Bradley Doorn, program manager for NASA Earth Applied Sciences' Water Resources program area says: "All the water on Earth already exists. We can't make more. We can only track it, predict it and protect it as it cycles around our world."

That’s why preserving the water, keeping our environment clean, fighting for trash free seas by promoting  sustainable behaviour and identifying the sources of debris and dealing with wasterwater management is so important.  To celebrate the occasion, our project has planned three on spot events in Croatia: in Pula with Metris Research Center, in Zadar with the Institute of Public Health Zadar and in Split with the University of Split - Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy in relation to the Science National Festival, a manifestation aiming to bring science closer to the public, during which scientists and students make popular lectures, workshops, panels, exhibitions and other events contribute to popularizing science and motivating young people to research and acquire new knowledge. The main theme of 2020 Festival in Croatia is the CULTURE OF SCIENCE and we focus on the dissemination and education related to the sea and water issues and our habits.  Due to the Covid emergency these events have been postponed in October 2020 (12-17).

We are reprograming our activities to be ready for Autumn, but we are going to participate by presenting some our latest publications and Kid’s corner online. Follow us on line!