Maine Public, the Bangor Daily News, Mount Desert Islander and WMTW (ABC 8 in Portland) in shared preliminary findings from the University of Maine that suggest that mature browntail moth caterpillars also may be able to subsist on coniferous trees. The discovery — which was made thanks to a chance sighting by a UMaine undergraduate […]
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New technology can enhance the carbon storage of harvested wood products in Maine by using the materials for innovative, longer-lasting end uses such as building materials, according to a study led by the University of Maine. Harvested wood products used in buildings, paper, biochar and more all store carbon. Agencies like the Intergovernmental Panel on […]
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The Adirondack Explorer reported that the Northeast, along with some parts of the West, has the highest probability in the U.S. of being hotter than usual this summer. The article cited data from the University of Maine Climate Reanalyzer detailing the change in temperature over the past 50 years in New York City and Saranac […]
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Two major glaciers in West Antarctica may be losing ice faster than they have in at least the last 5,000 years, a University of Maine study finds. The rapidly melting glaciers could lead to major sea level rise over the next several centuries. Over the past few decades, the West Antarctic Ice Sheet has retreated […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Griffin Dill, manager of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab, about areas in Maine with lower tick populations. Dill explained that the number of ticks in a given area seems to correspond to the habitat. In the southern part of the state and along the coast is more […]
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The Associated Press reported that the 13th biennial Beaches Conference, which is hosted by the Maine and New Hampshire Sea Grant and focuses on the health of the Maine and New Hampshire coasts, is scheduled for June 10 at Berwick Academy in Maine after a three-year hiatus. UMaine officials said the conference themes this year […]
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Angela Mech, assistant professor of forest entomology at the University of Maine, spoke to Maine Public about research that shows Maine’s browntail moth outbreaks may be fueled by climate change. About six years ago, browntail moths began to spread across Maine. Mech said this may be due to a changing climate, and its effects on […]
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Cynthia Isenhour, associate professor of anthropology and climate change at the University of Maine, was interviewed by the Maine Monitor about emissions that are often overlooked in accounting greenhouse gasses. Isenhour explained that oversights in emissions accounting can lead to an unjust form of “global burden shifting.” She said that it’s essential to understand “not […]
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Ivan Fernandez, professor at the University of Maine’s School of Forest Resources and a member of the Maine Climate Council, spoke to Energy News Network for an article about a law encouraging the development of wood-fired combined heat and power plants in Maine, which is drawing praise for its potential to benefit the economy and […]
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USA Today featured the University of Maine’s Climate Reanalyzer, an online tool that allows users to access global weather and climate data, and interviewed Sean Birkel, who developed and maintains the website, about the relationship between temperature and climate change. Birkel said that climate patterns cannot be established using one day’s data. “Anomaly values can […]
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