Smartphone apps encourage local involvement in a changing climate

A handful of apps are making it easier for rural communities to report on climate change in Alaska. With a swipe of a smartphone, locals can submit environmental observations, and there’s even an app aimed at preventing further change.
Screen shot of observations from the LEO Network. (Photo courtesy of Mike Brubaker, founder of the LEO Network.)Mike Sloan is the Director of Tribal Resources for Nome Eskimo Community. He’s also a Local Environmental Observer, or LEO.
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