Media feature Climate Reanalyzer map in reports on July, August heat waves

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.

August 3, 2018 Climate Change, Signature and Emerging Areas, UMaine in the News

The University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer was featured in reports by The Barents Observer and the Metro about heat waves in July and August. This summer, exceptionally high temperatures have become the standard for areas north of the Arctic Circle, The Barents Observer states. The Climate Reanalyzer map labels areas that show temperature anomalies red, and the darker the red, the hotter the area is than normal. Northern Europe was shown to be warmer than normal on Aug. 1, with the darkest region being North Calotte in the northernmost part of Scandinavia. Temperature records have been set for July, including an increase of 4 degrees Celsius higher than normal for the entire country of Norway, according to Norway’s Meteorological Institute. Murmansk, Russia reached 30.2 degrees Celsius on Aug. 1, the highest August temperature ever recorded. A glacier in Northern Sweden has been melting 14 centimeters per day. Temperatures for the beginning of August in the United Kingdom, Spain and Portugal were projected to reach anywhere from mid-20s Celsius to 48 degrees Celsius, according to the Metro.