Jessica Leahy, professor of human dimensions of natural resources at the University of Maine, was featured on the Maine Science Podcast’s latest episode. Leahy discussed her research about environmental attitudes and behaviors toward forests, forestry and other natural resource management topics using a social psychology and communication approach. She said that her work focuses on […]
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Maine Public, Spectrum News, Mainebiz and WVII (Channel 7 in Bangor) reported that a University of Maine climate change research project called STORM: Data-Driven Approaches for Secure Electric Grids in Communities Disproportionately Impacted by Climate Change was recently awarded a $6 million grant from the National Science Foundation. “With climate change, everything we expect to […]
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Cosmos used visualizations from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer in an article about high winter temperatures in the Southern Hemisphere. The Echo shared the Cosmos report.
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WBUR cited data from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer in an article about the Gulf of Maine contradicting the overall trend of global ocean warming.
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Peatlands are a treasure trove of organic material. Researchers at the University of Maine are using their knowledge of hydrogeology and computer modeling to understand exactly what these overlooked areas contribute to the greater environment and how to ethically manage them. Peatlands are marshy collections of dead and decaying plant matter. They are often referred […]
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A new collaborative research project led by the University of Maine called STORM: Data-Driven Approaches for Secure Electric Grids in Communities Disproportionately Impacted by Climate Change, has been awarded $6 million from the National Science Foundation. Over the next five years, the project team will conduct studies and create new tools that will grow research […]
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The Maine Monitor featured the work of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer in reporting about recent record-breaking high temperatures. “The whole point of Climate Reanalyzer is, it brings together a variety of weather and climate data sets, and it’s used to explore those data sets — and there’s really not interpretation […]
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In an article about rising ocean temperatures, the New York Times cited data from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer about daily average sea surface temperatures.
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In an article about anomalously high mid-winter temperatures in South America, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) News used a map of data from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer.
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In an article about ocean heat waves in the Pacific Northwest, KUOW cited information from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer showing that global ocean temperatures reached record highs in 2023, with the surface of the world’s seas in April nearing an average of 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Jefferson Public Radio shared the […]
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