Climate Change

BDN cites UMaine study in roundup of historical photos of ice

In an article featuring historical photographs of ice conditions in Maine, the Bangor Daily News cited the 2020 Maine’s Climate Future report published by the University of Maine, which shows that winter is the state’s fastest-warming season. WPFO-TV (Fox 23 in Portland) shared the BDN report.

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Miner featured on NBC News segment about extreme weather in California

Kimberly Miner, research assistant professor at the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, was featured in an NBC News segment about how climate change has fueled recent extreme weather events and flooding in California. “Climate change is warming the whole planet and that includes the atmosphere and the oceans. What that means for us is […]

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BDN interviews Birkel about Bangor’s alarming warming this December

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 exceptionally warm December in Bangor. “If we look at the larger statewide scales, winters in Maine are warming on average, though there is […]

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News Center Maine features Noren research about scallop farming

In a story about Maine’s scallop farming industry, News Center Maine spoke to Christopher Noren, graduate student at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center, about his research into the best ways to grow scallops to farm. Noren said that climate change warming Maine’s waters can pose a potential risk to the scallop industry, both […]

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Maine Public notes UMaine contributions to climate reporting

In a roundup of the year’s climate stories, Maine Public cited an interview with Ivan Fernandez, a professor of soil science at the University of Maine, where he said that snow in Maine has decreased by 7% and will decrease by another 20%–40% by 2050. The article also noted that, according to the University of […]

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Mount Desert Islander promotes Horne event

The Mount Desert Islander promoted an event about how Mount Desert Island’s tourism industry is adapting to climate change, featuring Lydia Horne, who received her Ph.D. at the University of Maine studying the topic.

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