Hart, Climate Change Study Cited in Lakes Region Weekly Article

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

April 3, 2015 Climate Change, Outreach, Research, UMaine in the News

“Maine’s Climate Future: 2015 Update,” a University of Maine report, and David Hart, director of the George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at UMaine, were quoted in a Lakes Region Weekly article about a recent visit by Sen. Angus King to Naples to discuss the climate’s impact on ice fishing. The study found average annual temperatures in the state increased about 3 degrees from 1895 to 2014, primarily due to the sharp buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, according to the article. The report also states Maine’s warm season, which begins when the average daily temperature is above freezing, increased by two weeks from the early 1900s through the 2000s, and Maine’s average winters have warmed at a faster rate than its summers. “There is a long-term trend of ice-out happening earlier in the year across many lakes in Maine and many lakes in the Northeast. This is related to the long-term trends of increasing air temperatures,” Hart said, adding Sebago Lake’s average annual ice-out date has retreated several weeks since the early 1800s.