The Boston Globe showcased work done by UMaine’s Climate Change Institute on the pattern of record sea-surface temperatures. These patterns have been fueled by both El Niño and human-caused climate change. The planet’s average sea surface temperature reached an all-time record of 70.2 degrees Fahrenheit (21.2 Celsius) on Feb. 9.
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Central Maine promoted UMaine’s soil testing service and shared a recommendation to chaos garden. This form of gardening involves using up any old seeds you’ve got lying around. The UMaine soil testing service notes that excessive rain last year washed nitrogen out of the soil, so a soil test would be a good idea for […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Sean Birkel, a Maine state climatologist at the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, about frost quakes. “Maine winters are warming and as part of a changing climate, we are seeing a tendency for more extreme weather events. In winter this can mean patterns that bring extreme cold followed by […]
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Granite Post and MassLive.com sourced a U.S. Department of Agriculture blog post from Jason Lilley, University of Maine Cooperative Extension associate professor in sustainable agriculture and a maple industry educator, from March 2023. Lilley said climate change is causing the maple sugaring season to start earlier.
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The Northern Forest Region — 26 million acres of woodlands spanning Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and northern New York — is changing due to climate change, invasive insects and other threats. Protecting these ecologically, economically and culturally vital forests will require novel tools and knowledge, prompting new University of Maine research launching this spring. UMaine […]
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Sky News, Eurasia Review, Phys.org, AZo Cleantech shared a news release from the University of Maine on an international research team led by a Timothy Frawley, postdoctoral researcher affiliated with the Darling Marine Center, studying how fishermen’s operational decisions affect their ability to adapt to climate change.
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This is Money, an affiliation of the Daily Mail, cited a data visualization from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer. The global average temperature was at its highest level on record for Thursday, Jan. 18, at 13.1 C.
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The Wall Street Journal interviewed University of Maine professor of anthropology and climate studies Daniel Sandweiss on the legitimacy of an advanced ancient civilization discussed in a documentary. Sandweiss and other researchers have said evidence doesn’t exist for the civilization in “Ancient Apocalypse” and have rebutted its claim as a factual documentary.
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In a story titled “How pesticides, road salt threaten Maine’s water supply,” The Maine Monitor cited a 2022 University of Maine study which found that Maine used 493,000 tons of road salt in 2019-20, equal to roughly 787 pounds of salt for every resident. The evidence of many different pollutants found in road salt can […]
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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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