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Reuters cites UMaine data on warming temperatures in Cambodia 

In a story titled “Cambodia fishermen struggle as the sea warms,” Reuters cited data from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer showing that temperature spikes in the waters surrounding Cambodia have become more frequent since 2010. Yahoo! News and WHBL (101.5 FM in Sheboygan, Wisconsin), shared the Reuters report.

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Reuters cites UMaine Climate Reanalyzer in reporting about Cambodian fishermen

In an article about the impact of warming seas on Cambodian crab fisherman, Reuters cited data from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer noting that temperature spikes have become increasingly common in oceans along Cambodia’s coastline since 2010. WTVB (95.5 FM in Coldwater, Michigan) shared the Reuters report. 

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Fish are shrinking, according to new study co-authored by McGill

University of Maine ecology professor Brian McGill helped discover that the average body sizes of fish are shrinking as part of an international project with 16 other researchers.  The team, led by University of York macroecologist Inês Martins, analyzed the body size trends of numerous plants and animals worldwide from 1960–2020 using data from the […]

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Maine Council on Aging recognizes Singer and Oh

The Maine Council on Aging announced that Clifford Singer, research professor at the University of Maine, has received the 2023 Trailblazing Advocate Award, and Patricia Oh, senior program manager at the UMaine Center on Aging, received the Douglas O. Wilson Rising Tide Leadership Award.  The 2023 Trailblazing Advocate Award recognizes the sustained contributions of trailblazers […]

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Washington Post cites Climate Reanalyzer data

In an article about record global temperatures and flooding, the Washington Post cited data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration charted by the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer showing that global average sea surface temperatures, excluding polar regions, have been hovering at or around record highs for six weeks.

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Business Insider notes ASCC bio-based 3D-printed house

In an article about a Japanese company that 3D-printed a 530-square-foot concrete tiny home, Business Insider noted that the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center has 3D-printed a fully recyclable tiny home using wood waste.

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Hindustan Times cites UMaine Climate Reanalyzer in coverage of El Niño

In reporting about how El Niño has pushed global monthly mean ocean temperatures to all-time high, Hindustan Times cited information from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Change Reanalyzer demonstrating that sea surface temperatures observed since April show a far sharper spike than the warming over land, especially when compared with the long-term […]

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