Climate Change

UMaine report cited in Free Press article on climate change preparedness

The University of Maine report, “Maine’s Climate Future: 2015 Update,” was cited in a Free Press article on climate change preparedness. The “States at Risk Project,” a collaboration of the climate science news organization Climate Central and consulting firm ICF International, recently gave Maine a grade of D for the state’s efforts to prepare for […]

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BDN cites Dagher in article on wind power, climate change

Habib Dagher, executive director of the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center which is developing offshore wind technology, was cited in the Bangor Daily News article, “Wind power ‘critical’ to combating climate change, advocacy group says.” Representatives from Environment Maine, a Portland-based environmental advocacy group, unveiled a report Tuesday at Bangor City Hall […]

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UMaine report cited in BDN article on global climate talks

The University of Maine report, “Maine’s Climate Future: 2015 Update,” was cited in the Bangor Daily News article, “Why the global climate talks matter to Maine.” This week, world leaders have convened in France for the 2015 U.N. Climate Change Conference with a goal of reaching an agreement about how they can reduce greenhouse gas […]

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Slate quotes Gill in article on Paris climate talks, fate of oceans

Jacquelyn Gill, a palaeoecologist at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Slate article, “Remember the Oceans! The most important consequence of the Paris climate talks will be the fate of the oceans.” More than 140 world leaders, including President Obama, are meeting in Paris for a two-week conference on climate change, according to […]

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Maine Ice Age Trail map, app featured in Ellsworth American

The Ellsworth American reported on “Maine’s Ice Age Trail: Down East, Map and Guide,” which is available in print and as an iPhone app. The map was developed, in part, in 2006 by Hal Borns, professor emeritus of glacial and quaternary geology and founder of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute. The map shows […]

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Sandweiss quoted in ScienceNews article, earliest New World settlers

Daniel Sandweiss, a professor of anthropology and Quaternary and climate studies at the University of Maine, was quoted in a ScienceNews article about earliest New World settlers. Researchers have discovered 39 stone artifacts in Monte Verde, Chile, nine of which date to between at least 18,500 and 17,000. The discovery challenges a popular view in […]

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Sandweiss cited in Hakai Magazine article

University of Maine archaeologist Dan Sandweiss talked with Hakai Magazine for an article titled “The Civilizing Power of Nature” that indicates extreme weather may have created opportunities for radical transformation of Peruvian coastal life. While studying ancient societies along the Peruvian coast, Sandweiss found evidence that El Niño may have spurred the rise of the […]

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Sonja Birthisel

Sonja Birthisel: Helping farmers prepare for a changing climate

Sonja Birthisel, Ph.D. ecology and environmental sciences student, is committed to helping farmers better understand and plan for the future, specifically challenges they may face in light of climate change. This year, Birthisel was awarded the prestigious Correll Fellowship for the 2015–16 academic year. She graduated with an M.S. in ecology and environmental sciences at […]

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Sandweiss quoted in article about the origins of Thanksgiving Dinner

Daniel Sandweiss, a professor of anthropology and Quaternary and climate studies at the University of Maine, was quoted in a CNN article “Probing ancient mastodon dung, scientists discover early humans had a lot to do with saving Thanksgiving dinner.” Sandweiss said the study referenced in the article is a reminder of the impact even a […]

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