UMaine News

In an article about Hurricane Idalia intensifying in warm Gulf of Mexico waters, The Conversation cited data from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer about global ocean temperatures.

In an article about the loss of emperor penguin chicks in parts of Antarctica, the Sydney Morning Herald featured visualizations from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer comparing sea ice extent in July 2014 to July of this year. The loss of the chicks coincides with record low sea ice coverage which […]

In an article about the impact of warming oceans, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) cited data from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer illustrating the increase in sea surface temperatures.

In an article about heat waves in Knoxville, the Knoxville Sentinel cited data from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer that shows Earth had its hottest day on record when the global average reached 63 degrees in July, surpassing the previous 62.9 record.

The Portland Press Herald, the Bangor Daily News, The Piscataquis Observer, Sun Journal and CentralMaine.com reported on a study led by Jacquelyn Gill, associate professor of paleoecology & plant ecology with the University of Maine School of Biology and Ecology and Climate Change Institute, that will examine 13,000 years’ worth of lake sediment containing ancient plant DNA […]

The Portland Press Herald published a feature story about Sean Birkel, Maine state climatologist and assistant professor with a joint appointment in University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the UMaine Climate Change Institute, and his work involving the UMaine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer. “It’s a difficult thing to do,” Birkel said. “You have to […]