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The Associated Press, Fox Weather, IFL Science and The Business Standard cited data from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer in reporting about how July 2023 broke records as the hottest month on record. The AP reported that climate change made July hotter for “4 out of 5 humans on Earth.” Yahoo! […]

In an article about scientists not knowing why Antarctica is missing an Argentina-sized amount of sea ice, the Sydney Morning Herald used visualizations of Antarctic sea ice from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer. They also noted that from the Climate Reanalyzer showing that on July 6, the global daily average temperature […]

In an article about the heat wave in Portland breaking after 32 days, the Portland Press Herald cited information from the University of Maine’s 2020 update to its Maine’s Climate Future report showing that a changing climate could continue to transform Maine and its waterfronts in the coming years.

The Washington Post and Bloomberg used data from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer in a report about record-breaking ocean temperatures.

In an article about the steps that people can take to protect themselves from extreme heat, CNBC cited information from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer showing that globally, July 6 was the hottest day ever recorded, and during the week starting July 3, the record for the highest average temperature on […]

In reporting about how July 2023 is poised to be the hottest month on record, the New Scientist cited data from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer suggesting that this past week has been the hottest on record.

In an article about Antarctica’s rapidly melting ice, Newsweek cited data from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer from July 19 showing that there is almost 2 million square kilometers (about 772,000 square miles) less sea ice in Antarctica compared to the same point last year. Salon cited the Newsweek report.

The Associated Press, Politico, The Economist and Carbon Brief cited calculations from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer about July 2023 heat waves. The Climate Reanalyzer data show that the global average temperature has been hotter in 22 of the first 24 days of July than on any other single day recorded. Spectrum […]

USA Today featured Paul Mayewski, professor and director of the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute, and Sean Birkel, Maine state climatologist and assistant professor with a joint appointment in University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the UMaine Climate Change Institute, about data from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer showing that […]

In an article about the rise in extreme weather due to climate change, The Guardian cited data from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer showing an increase in average global temperature and sea surface temperatures.