“Climate change is occurring faster in the Arctic than anyplace on Earth,” said University of Maine associate professor of glaciology Seth Campbell. “And with that, there opens a whole range of concerns.” Campbell is the lead scientist on a new $260,000 research partnership between UMaine and the Department of the Air Force (DAF) to improve […]
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Axios cited a data visualization from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute Climate Reanalyzer that illustrates the fluctuation of daily averages of North Atlantic sea surface temperatures from 1982-2024. The article gave pointers and other information on what to expect for the 2024 hurricane season.
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Tim Waring, University of Maine associate professor of social-ecological systems modeling, was featured as a panelist by Maine Public for an Earth Day-themed segment of the show “Maine Calling” about the future of climate change. The show explored how the health of the plant is approached by both hope and fear, and which approach is […]
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The University of Maine will celebrate Earth Week 2024 through April 27 with a slate of events on- and off-campus organized by various groups and organizations. Earth Week events include a nature walk and talk, a campus clean up, a garbage art gallery, musical performances, academic discussions pertaining to environmental issues and a pop-up thrift […]
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National Parks Traveler featured a new effort by the National Park Service to protect Wabanaki archaeological sites in Acadia National Park from climate change that involves collaboration with several Wabanki partners, University of Maine Ph.D. students and Bonnie Newsom, associate professor of anthropology.
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The New York Times interviewed Sean Birkel, Maine state climatologist and assistant professor at the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, ocean warming fueled by record-breaking temperatures. Birkel, who manages the Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer, said he believes the warming effect of the eruption of an underwater volcano in 2022 has been larger than […]
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In the United States, more than 133 billion pounds of food are thrown away each year. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, food waste is responsible for 33% of total greenhouse gas emissions in Maine, and about 11% of emissions nationwide. Kate Flynn, a fourth-year political science student at the University of Maine, was exposed […]
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Along the rocky shores of Acadia National Park are 24 known archaeological sites that preserve the history and heritage of Wabanaki people. Many of the sites house pottery sherds, tools, animal bones and other artifacts that showcase ancient Indigenous culture from a bygone age. Sea level rise, flooding and storms are eroding these sacred and […]
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Research from University of Maine professor of oceanography Emmanuel Boss and professor of marine sciences Damian Brady to collect ocean data using a NASA satellite was highlighted by the Portland Press Herald. The PACE satellite will be in space for three years to collect the most detailed data on record about the color and health […]
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In several different news stories, members of the media interviewed University of Maine professor Emeritus and climate research scientist Ivan Fernandez and research assistant professor Sean Birkel on climate change in Maine. Fernandez said in an interview with the Sun Journal that the warming trend is largely due to natural weather fluctuations, the re-emergence of […]
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