Sean Birkel was cited in an article about the cold summer of 1816 titled “Weather Patterns” in the July issue of Down East magazine. The “year without a summer” 200 years ago was near the end of the Little Ice Age and Mount Tambora in Indonesia erupted, releasing ash that resulted in a “volcanic winter.” […]
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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network spoke with Laura Rickard, an assistant professor of communication at the University of Maine, about her recent study on climate change communication. The research, which was published in the journal Global Environmental Change, aimed to determine if the perceived proximity of climate change can be manipulated to inspire engagement in […]
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Determining if the perceived proximity of climate change can be manipulated to inspire engagement in the issue is the central focus of a recent study led by a University of Maine researcher. The study adds to growing science and risk communication literature that suggests dimensions of psychological distance can influence attitudes toward environmental policies and […]
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Read transcript University of Maine researchers, including Kit Hamley, explore how extinct and introduced animals affect the Falkland Islands and seek to help farmers, sheep, tussock grass, tourists and penguins coexist in light of competing interests, sea-level rise and erosion. Hamley helped develop the 4-H Follow A ResearcherTM program at UMaine, which connects K–12 students […]
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Aaron Putnam, assistant professor with the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, is searching for clues in Mongolia about what “caused the Earth to lurch out of the last ice age.” Kevin Stark, a graduate student at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, is embedded with Putnam’s research team and is blogging about the expedition. […]
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Mining.com reported University of Maine researchers have found a recent surge in uranium concentrations in the Antarctic can be linked to increased mining activity in Australia. UMaine climate scientists made the discovery during the first high-resolution continuous examination of a northern Antarctic Peninsula ice core. The team, which will publish the results of their research […]
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Uranium mining in Australia is polluting the Antarctic, about 6,000 nautical miles away. University of Maine climate scientists made the discovery during the first high-resolution continuous examination of a northern Antarctic Peninsula ice core. Ice core data reveal a significant increase in uranium concentration that coincides with open pit mining in the Southern Hemisphere, most […]
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Smithsonian.com reported Jacquelyn Gill, a paleoecologist at the University of Maine, will co-host a new podcast that focuses on climate change and humanity’s role in shaping it. Through the “Warm Regards” podcast, Gill and fellow co-hosts Eric Holthaus, a meteorologist and frequent Slate contributor, and Andy Revkin, a veteran environment writer for the New York […]
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Mount Desert Islander reported Jacquelyn Gill, a paleoecologist at the University of Maine, will present during the MDI Science Café at MDI Biological Laboratory’s Kinne Library in Bar Harbor at 5 p.m. June 27. Gill’s presentation, “Should We Clone the Woolly Mammoth to Protect the Tundra from Climate Change?” will focus on creative strategies to […]
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University of Maine agriculture professor Susan Erich, biology professor Emeritus George Jacobson, paleoecologist Jacquelyn Gill and Climate Change Institute data all were sources for a Bangor Daily News article on how climate change could impact Aroostook County. Hardiness zones, calculated by using the average lowest winter temperatures, have been moving north in recent decades. In […]
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