In an article about a sudden spike in global ocean temperatures, the Associated Press and Futurism cited data from the University of Maine Climate Reanalyzer showing that from early March to this week, the global average ocean sea surface temperature jumped nearly two-tenths of a degree Celsius, or 0.36 degree Fahrenheit. The Climate Reanalyzer was […]
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News Center Maine shared that rows of wild blueberries were planted last week at the University of Maine Wyman’s Wild Blueberry Research and Innovation Center in Old Town to be used for research about the impact of climate change on wild blueberry crops.
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Correction: This post was updated May 1, 2023. The University of Maine will host the second annual Climate Change Workshop, titled “Communicating Climate Change Science,” July 18–19. This two-day online professional development program, developed in partnership by the UMaine Climate Change Institute (CCI) and Division of Lifelong Learning, will feature keynote talks and interactive sessions […]
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Peter Breigenzer of Glasgow, Montana, fell in love with forestry while working in the woods with multiple crews over the past several years. When he decided to attend graduate school, he searched for a program that would marry his passion for outdoor work and research, and teach him how to sustainably manage forests. Now more […]
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Noah Charney, assistant professor in the University of Maine Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology, spoke to the Bangor Daily News for an article about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposing new rules for smaller construction projects disrupting more than 5,000 square feet of wetland areas in Maine to require fees. “Wetland loss […]
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The Dartmouth Alumni Magazine has featured School of Earth and Climate Sciences Research Professor Edward Grew in the May–June 2023 issue. Grew was a class of 1966 geology major at Dartmouth prior to his Ph.D. at Harvard in 1971. The Dartmouth Alumni Profile was written by Lizzy Strapp, Dartmouth Class of 2025. The magazine commissioned […]
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In an article about the possibility of a “robust” El Niño through the rest of 2023 and into 2024, Fox Weather shared data from the University of Maine’s Climate Reanalyzer showing that the average daily sea surface temperature has hovered around 70 degrees Fahrenheit, which is nearly 2 degrees warmer than the running multi-decade mean. […]
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WFVX-TV (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) and the Bangor Daily News reported on a new mapping tool developed at the University of Maine that could help scientists predict how vulnerable different coastal estuary settings in Maine are to pollution. The Estuary Builder tool, developed by UMaine Ph.D. candidate Bea Van Dam, allows users to draw […]
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The Robb Report interviewed Nils Haëntjens, research assistant professor at the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences, about conducting Arctic research on the luxury ice breaker, Le Commandant Charcot.
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The Climate Daily podcast noted that Maine Sea Grant will host the 2023 National Seaweed Symposium in Portland.
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