Maine Public interviewed Jacquelyn Gill, associate professor of paleoecology & plant ecology with the University of Maine School of Biology and Ecology and Climate Change Institute, about a Montana case where the judge sided with 16 young plaintiffs in their landmark court case against the state over its climate policies. “They are getting inroads into […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke to 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 David Handley, vegetable and small fruit specialist at Extension, about how a volcanic eruption in Tonga 18 months ago is impacting Maine growing seasons. […]
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The New York Times featured the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) in an article about the clean energy future. “All of us would like to think that we can have renewable energy with zero impact on the environment — as you know, it’s not possible, right? So our goal, and our […]
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The Associated Press cited the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer in reporting how Tuesday, Aug. 8 was the first day since July 2 in which the global average temperature fell below the record-breaking 16.92 degrees Celsius. According to AP, that means “that Earth just spent 36 days straight above the previous hottest […]
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Emmanual Boss, University of Maine professor of oceanography, spoke to Eos, Science News and Hunan TV’s program “Seeking Truth in News” about a new global study he co-authored showing that the ocean’s color has changed significantly over the last 20 years, likely as a consequence of human-induced climate change. “The bacteria are very happy. There […]
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Jessica Leahy, professor of human dimensions of natural resources at the University of Maine, was featured on the Maine Science Podcast’s latest episode. Leahy discussed her research about environmental attitudes and behaviors toward forests, forestry and other natural resource management topics using a social psychology and communication approach. She said that her work focuses on […]
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Maine Public, Spectrum News, Mainebiz and WVII (Channel 7 in Bangor) reported that a University of Maine climate change research project called STORM: Data-Driven Approaches for Secure Electric Grids in Communities Disproportionately Impacted by Climate Change was recently awarded a $6 million grant from the National Science Foundation. “With climate change, everything we expect to […]
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Cosmos used visualizations from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer in an article about high winter temperatures in the Southern Hemisphere. The Echo shared the Cosmos report.
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WBUR cited data from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer in an article about the Gulf of Maine contradicting the overall trend of global ocean warming.
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Peatlands are a treasure trove of organic material. Researchers at the University of Maine are using their knowledge of hydrogeology and computer modeling to understand exactly what these overlooked areas contribute to the greater environment and how to ethically manage them. Peatlands are marshy collections of dead and decaying plant matter. They are often referred […]
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