{"id":12,"date":"2024-03-25T10:27:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T14:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.umaine.edu\/earthclimate\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2025-09-11T08:15:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T12:15:16","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/earthclimate\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome!"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id12_62742c-a4{margin-top:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id12_62742c-a4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id12_62742c-a4 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id12_62742c-a4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:0px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:75px;padding-bottom:75px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id12_62742c-a4{background-color:#e5f0f9;}.kb-row-layout-id12_62742c-a4 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.00;background:linear-gradient(222deg,rgb(65,118,161) 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class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-row-layout-id12_231413-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id12_231413-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id12_231413-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:60px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-right:60px;padding-left:60px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(50% - ((60px * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(50% - ((60px * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id12_231413-fa > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id12_231413-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id12_231413-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:25px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id12_231413-fa alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column12_be82f4-c9, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column12_be82f4-c9:not(.specificity){margin-right:-25px;margin-bottom:-25px;margin-left:-25px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column12_be82f4-c9 kb-section-dir-vertical\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12_b57c77-76, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12_b57c77-76[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12_b57c77-76\"]{text-align:center;font-size:45px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12_b57c77-76 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12_b57c77-76[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12_b57c77-76\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12_b57c77-76 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12_b57c77-76[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12_b57c77-76\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12_b57c77-76, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12_b57c77-76[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12_b57c77-76\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12_b57c77-76, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12_b57c77-76[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12_b57c77-76\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading12_b57c77-76 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12_b57c77-76\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id12_865389-e5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id12_865389-e5 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id12_865389-e5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:60px;padding-top:10px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id12_865389-e5 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id12_865389-e5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id12_865389-e5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id12_865389-e5 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row 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class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12_8e27eb-51, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12_8e27eb-51[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12_8e27eb-51\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12_8e27eb-51 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12_8e27eb-51[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12_8e27eb-51\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12_8e27eb-51 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12_8e27eb-51[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12_8e27eb-51\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading12_8e27eb-51 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12_8e27eb-51\">The University of Maine School of Earth and Climate Sciences is a strong and active unit that has played, and continues to play, a leadership role in the university, the state, the nation, and the world. Our School was founded in 1949 by faculty who ensured the School\u2019s ongoing success by establishing a strong culture of research, setting high standards in teaching and research advising, and providing visionary leadership to develop interdisciplinary research efforts that continue to this day. Through our focus on the physical and chemical processes that shape our planet below, at, and above its surface, as well as our global fieldwork, laboratory, and modeling applications, we maintain a rich collaborative network across the UMaine campus. Today, Earth and Climate Sciences faculty teach and conduct research across a range of interconnected systems that govern the composition and dynamics of our environment: the solid Earth; its atmosphere, hydrosphere, and cryosphere; and humanity. We work in full support of UMaine\u2019s land grant mission and strategic vision \u2013 using our teaching, research, and public service to enhance the quality of life for citizens across Maine and beyond.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column12_dbe24d-f6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column12_dbe24d-f6 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column12_dbe24d-f6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column12_dbe24d-f6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column12_dbe24d-f6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column12_dbe24d-f6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column12_dbe24d-f6{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > 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.kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id12_d9eb72-c4 .kt-row-layout-bottom-sep{height:px;}.kb-row-layout-id12_d9eb72-c4 .kt-row-layout-bottom-sep svg{width:%;}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id12_d9eb72-c4 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column12_280581-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:60px;padding-left:60px;}.kadence-column12_280581-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column12_280581-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column12_280581-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column12_280581-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column12_280581-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column12_280581-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column12_280581-4c{position:relative;}.kadence-column12_280581-4c, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column12_280581-4c:not(.specificity){margin-top:40px;margin-right:7px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column12_280581-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column12_280581-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column12_280581-4c inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12_324541-d2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12_324541-d2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12_324541-d2\"]{margin-left:60px;font-size:20px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12_324541-d2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12_324541-d2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12_324541-d2\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12_324541-d2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12_324541-d2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12_324541-d2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading12_324541-d2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12_324541-d2\">The School of Earth and Climate Sciences conducts a balance of teaching, research and service as part of the University of Maine Land Grant and Sea Grant missions. Students have a variety of hands on opportunities to learn and practice in the field. Our primary goal is to develop better understanding of Earth as a complex and dynamic system, including how humans interact with Earth\u2019s environments, hazards and resources.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column12_6d4530-9d > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:0px;}.kadence-column12_6d4530-9d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column12_6d4530-9d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column12_6d4530-9d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column12_6d4530-9d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column12_6d4530-9d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column12_6d4530-9d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column12_6d4530-9d{position:relative;}.kadence-column12_6d4530-9d, .kt-inside-inner-col > 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https:\/\/umaine.edu\/earthclimate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/730\/2024\/06\/Untitled-drawing-951x713.png 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/earthclimate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/730\/2024\/06\/Untitled-drawing-500x375.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,960px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id12_336efa-00 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id12_336efa-00 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id12_336efa-00 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(20% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(80% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 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