Lauren Ross’s research on the physics of estuaries has brought her all over the world, from France to Frenchman Bay along Mount Desert Island. With her recently-awarded Fulbright, Ross will lead a team of scientists to Chile to look at these transition points between freshwater rivers and the salty sea in a place where so […]
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The Associated Press cited data from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer in a report about record global temperatures in June. The Los Angeles Times, the Connecticut Insider, The National Desk, Southern Minnesota News, The Manchester Times, Yeshiva World, AM NY, WTGS (Fox 28 in Savannah, Georgia) and other outlets shared the […]
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The Associated Press and PBS NewsHour cited data from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer in a report about record high temperatures in California’s Death Valley. The Seattle Times, Spectrum News NY 1, The Independent Tribune (Concord, North Carolina), The Daily Courier (Prescott, Arizona) and other outlets shared the AP report.
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The Bangor Daily News featured the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer, which uses climate data ranging from the mid-1800s to today, and models projecting into this century to create visualizations of the past, present and future environment.
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In an article about the arrival of El Niño, The Hill noted data from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer showing that last Thursday’s worldwide average temperature marked a new high of 63.01 degrees Fahrenheit, surpassing the records set in the preceding days.
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Sean Birkel, Maine state climatologist and assistant professor with a joint appointment in University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the UMaine Climate Change Institute, spoke to the Bangor Daily News about the recent storms and flooding in Vermont. “I didn’t think it would be this extreme. Most people were surprised. … If this particular weather […]
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PNAS interviewed Jacquelyn Gill, associate professor of paleoecology & plant ecology with the University of Maine School of Biology and Ecology and Climate Change Institute, about defining the Anthropocene, a proposed geological epoch dating from the commencement of significant human impact on Earth’s geology and ecosystems. “It’s challenging to agree on a start date for […]
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot, The World (Coquille, Oregon), Oregon Capital Chronicle (Salem, Oregon), Oregon Coast Beach Connection and KTVZ-TV (Channel 21 in Deschutes County, Oregon) cited the University of Maine’s role in a study showing that the ocean’s color has changed significantly over the last 20 years, likely as a consequence of human-induced climate change. CNN, […]
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Figuring out how to use the wealth of climate and weather data gathered by various scientists and agencies around the world has become a herculean task. A tool developed at the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute brings together a variety of these datasets into digestible charts, maps and animations that anyone can use — […]
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Cosmos reported that the World Meteorological Organization has confirmed the world’s hottest recorded week, following unofficial reporting of a string of record-beating days from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer.
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