Climate Change

Media highlight workshop on weather resources for farmers

Morning Ag Clips, the Daily Bulldog, Penobscot Bay Pilot the Sun Journal and The Bethel Citizen noted that University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program are offering a three-part webinar series focused on using weather-based tools to help agricultural producers adapt to climate change. Visit the program webpage […]

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UMaine Climate Reanalyzer cited by Pioneer Newz

Pioneer Newz cited a data visualization from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer that graphed how the daily average sea surface temperature in 2023 “was at its highest in over four decades of records.” A print edition of the Indian Express also cited the data.

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UMaine Climate Reanalyzer cited by KBTX on hottest year”

KBTX (Channel 3 in Bryan, Texas) cited a data visualization on the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer indicating that 2023 was the hottest year on record worldwide. The station reported that according to the Climate Reanalyzer, “the global temperature anomaly in 2023 was higher than the previous record of 2016′s 1.78°F above […]

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Evolution might stop humans from solving climate change, says new study

Central features of human evolution may stop our species from resolving global environmental problems like climate change, says a new study led by the University of Maine. Humans have come to dominate the planet with tools and systems to exploit natural resources that were refined over thousands of years through the process of cultural adaptation […]

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Nature World News advances first-ever study of cultural adaptation to climate change

In a story titled “UNESCO Introduces Cultural Climate Change as a New Way to Track Global Development,” Nature World News advanced the first-ever study of cultural adaptation to climate change, which was conducted by University of Maine and University of Vermont researchers. Tim Waring, associate professor with the UMaine Senator George J. Mitchell Center for […]

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Washington Post interviews Gill about communicating climate emergency

The Washington Post interviewed Jacquelyn Gill, an associate professor of paleoecology and plant ecology at the University of Maine, about discussing climate change as an emergency. When it comes to terms like “climate emergency,” Gill said, “it’s a little bit of strategy and a lot of honesty.” Gill also said in regards to global warming, […]

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