Lily Calderwood, a wild blueberry specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Ellsworth American about the wild blueberry harvest this year. “Overall, the crop looks good this year,” said Calderwood, also an assistant professor of horticulture. “I think people are optimistic.” She also discussed how climate change threatens the crop, including […]
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Sean Birkel, a research assistant professor with the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about the impact of fluctuations in solar activity on climate change. According to Birkel, who is Maine’s state climatologist, solar irradiance has a very small impact on global temperatures particularly in comparison to […]
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News Center Maine interviewed Griffin Dill about how warming temperatures fueled by climate change are affecting tick behavior. Dill, who manages the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab, said ticks have a better opportunity to find hosts during warm seasons.
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with Ellen Mallory, a University of Maine professor of sustainable agriculture, and Sean Birkel, a research assistant professor with the Climate Change Institute, about the impact of changing weather patterns on the growing season in Maine. Mallory noted that it is likely the U.S. Department of Agriculture will adjust Maine’s […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported that the City of Bangor is looking to partner with the University of Maine, the Town of Orono, Husson University and the Bangor Area Comprehensive Transportation System to advance regional action on climate change.
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Phys.org shared a University of Maine news release highlighting research conducted by Heather Clifford, a Ph.D. student with the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine. Clifford found that human-sourced metal pollution transported from far-flung locations could impact the health of populations around Everest’s Khumbu Glacier who use glacial melt water for drinking and […]
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Some visitors to Acadia National Park fear climate change will hamper their experience by altering the landscape and services. This perception, which may involve real threats or misconceptions, can influence their itineraries and the quality of their stay, which could decrease tourism spending, according to a new University of Maine-led study. It can be challenging […]
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The Bangor Daily News cited a report prepared by a coalition of University of Maine faculty and staff in a story about rising sea levels in mid-coast Maine, particularly in the city of Bath.
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University of Maine paleoecologist Jacquelyn Gill talked with Yale Environment 360 about the impact of climate change on the world’s flora. She noted that ecosystems change by adding new species, but existing plants and trees may be lost. “Death has to be part of the story,” Gill said. Grist shared the Yale Environment story.
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“Spring Melt Date,” a poem by University of Maine graduate student in ecology and environmental sciences Andrea Tirrell, was published in Science in the Pandemic Haiku collection.
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