Paul Mayewski, director of the Climate Change Institute, will talk about his recent excursion in the South Atlantic on “207,” which will air at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 11 and Tuesday, Jan. 12, on WLBZ (Channel 2) and WCSH (Channel 6). Rob Caldwell, host of “207,” will talk with Mayewski about his 4.5-week trek to […]
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In the context of modern anthropogenic climate change, many Peruvian societies are experiencing the brunt of abrupt climate change impacts. The Peruvian Andes are home to 70 percent of the world’s tropical glaciers, which provide surrounding communities with water for drinking, agriculture and pastoralism, energy production and tourism. Recent studies indicate that glacier coverage in […]
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The Bangor Daily News published the article, “What Maine youth are learning in school about climate change,” which was written by Mario Teisl, an economics professor at the University of Maine, and Ph.D. candidates Bjorn Grigholm and Amy Kireta. Grigholm is a student in UMaine’s School of Earth and Climate Sciences and Kireta is a […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported on a recent visit to Hudson Elementary School by Kit Hamley, a graduate student at the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute. Hamley spoke with the students about the Follow a Researcher program that is offered by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H to connect K–12 students in Maine and […]
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Harvard Gazette reported new research using a unique combination of ice core data and written historical records indicates that the cool, wet weather blamed for one of the deadliest disease outbreaks in human history affected a much wider area over a much longer period. The preliminary work suggests a deep, prolonged food shortage occurred in […]
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The Bangor Daily News published a feature article on Jill Pelto of Old Town and her artwork that illustrates the effects of climate change. Pelto, who graduated in December from the University of Maine as a double major in studio art and Earth science, has been visiting the North Cascade Glaciers of Washington State with […]
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Sharon Tisher, a lecturer in the University of Maine’s School of Economics and Honors College, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “How Collins, King, Pingree, Poliquin scored on climate change in 2015.” Tisher is a member of the Maine chapter of the Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the […]
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Paul Mayewski, director of the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Bangor Daily News editorial, “Why we should be hopeful about the Paris climate pact.” The climate accord reached this month in Paris sets an international goal of limiting the increase of the global average temperature, but the accord […]
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University of Maine doctoral students Amy Kireta and Brett Gerard were quoted in a Current Publishing article on the newly opened Maine Lake Science Center in Bridgton. After seven years of planning by the Lakes Environmental Association, the year-round facility opened in June to attract scientists and educators from Maine and beyond, to conduct lake-related […]
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This winter, University of Maine graduate student Kit Hamley will research an extinct species of fox called the warrah in the Falkland Islands. While on her expedition, the Bozeman, Montana native will connect with K–12 students in Maine and around the country through Twitter chats as part of UMaine’s Follow a Researcher program. From Jan. […]
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