Someone who knows how to smile in subzero weather, Vendy Hazuková’s grit in the field has defined her as a graduate student at the University of Maine. Much of her time learning was outside of the classroom collecting samples in the Arctic, which ultimately led to a postdoctoral position in Northern Europe that she will […]
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USA Today cited a data visualization from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer for sea surface temperatures across the Atlantic on May 29. The New Jersey Herald and Asbury Park Press shared the report.
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The Portland Press Herald featured comments from University of Maine Cooperative Extension associate scientist Glen Koehler in a report from the latest Maine Climate Council meeting on Wednesday, May 29. Koehler said shorter winters — longer growing seasons — and warming temperatures should be an advantage for Maine producers and presented the latest scientific findings […]
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The Portland Press Herald highlighted a tour of the Williamsburg Forest that was part of the University of Maine Forest Climate Change Initiative, titled “Women’s Approach to Forest Climate Adaptation.” The forest is a remote, community owned woodland revitalized and operated by women.
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Investigating plastic pollution in a Norwegian glacier and teaching English in Taiwan are the plans of a University of Maine Ph.D. student and a recent graduate who both received awards from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Ligia Naveira, a Ph.D. student with UMaine’s Climate Change Institute, earned a Fulbright Open Study/Research Award; and Cora Saddler, […]
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Paul Mayewski, director of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, spoke with the Wall Street Journal about how Mount Everest, particularly the Khumbu Icefall, is becoming more dangerous to climb as a result of climate change. Rapid melting causes glaciers, like the Khumbu Glacier, to shrink and erode. That increases the risk of avalanches, […]
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In the fall, students enrolled in the course “Introduction to Anthropology: Human Origins and Prehistory” will be taught by a world-renowned archaeologist who recently received one of the highest honors a scientist can achieve. Longtime University of Maine professor Daniel H. Sandweiss was elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) on April 30. Membership […]
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USA Today cited a data visualization from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer that shows sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic region in late April.
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“Climate change is occurring faster in the Arctic than anyplace on Earth,” said University of Maine associate professor of glaciology Seth Campbell. “And with that, there opens a whole range of concerns.” Campbell is the lead scientist on a new $260,000 research partnership between UMaine and the Department of the Air Force (DAF) to improve […]
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Axios cited a data visualization from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute Climate Reanalyzer that illustrates the fluctuation of daily averages of North Atlantic sea surface temperatures from 1982-2024. The article gave pointers and other information on what to expect for the 2024 hurricane season.
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