Climate Change

Phys.org Reports on UMaine Glacial Melting Research

Phys.org published an article on research conducted by a University of Maine team that found stratification of the North Atlantic Ocean contributed to summer warming and glacial melting in Scotland during the period recognized for abrupt cooling 12,900 to 11,600 years ago in the Northern Hemisphere. Prevailing scientific understanding has been that glaciers advanced in […]

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UMaine Researcher: Ocean Stratification Drove Disintegration of Scotland Ice Cap

A University of Maine research team says stratification of the North Atlantic Ocean contributed to summer warming and glacial melting in Scotland during the period recognized for abrupt cooling 12,900 to 11,600 years ago in the Northern Hemisphere. Prevailing scientific understanding has been that glaciers advanced in the Northern Hemisphere throughout most of the Younger […]

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UMaine Grad Student’s Sap Research Featured in Huffington Post

The Huffington Post reported on maple syrup research being conducted by Jenny Shrum, a Ph.D. candidate in the ecology and environmental sciences graduate program in the University of Maine School of Biology and Ecology. Shrum is researching the biophysical relationships between weather and sap flow. Her goal is to better understand what drives flow and […]

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Morning Sentinel, Kennebec Journal Cover Maine Water & Sustainability Conference

The Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal reported on the Maine Water & Sustainability Conference held at the Augusta Civic Center and organized by the Senator George J. Mitchell Center at the University of Maine. Several hundred people who work with or are interested in water resources and environmental sustainability, such as water resource professionals, engineers […]

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Free Press Advances Training Sessions to Help with Climate Research

The Free Press reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant will offer free training sessions for Signs of the Seasons, a program for volunteers to contribute local plant and animal life-cycle data for climate change research. Sessions are open to all interested volunteers, and registration is required. Sessions in the midcoast […]

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Maine’s Energy Future, Safe Beaches, Clean Water Focus of Conference

The Senator George J. Mitchell Center at the University of Maine invites the public to attend a series of informative sessions on Maine water and sustainability issues from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 1 at the Augusta Civic Center. The Maine Water & Sustainability Conference will include several sessions on sustainability science research in […]

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Exhibit, films highlight ‘Human Dimensions of Climate Change’

The Fogler Library at the University of Maine will display a “Human Dimensions of Climate Change” exhibit in late March and early April. The exhibit, in Fogler’s first floor hallway, highlights a selection of the library’s books, government documents and films that emphasize potential impacts of climate change on populations throughout the world. The exhibit […]

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