{"id":1686,"date":"2025-06-06T16:07:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T20:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/retirees\/?page_id=1686"},"modified":"2025-06-06T16:25:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T20:25:50","slug":"share-your-climate-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/retirees\/share-your-climate-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Share Your Climate Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/retirees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/294\/2025\/05\/umaine-snowman.jpg\" alt=\"Snowman dressed in UMaine swag\" class=\"wp-image-1432\" style=\"width:320px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>After another winter, and with early spring upon us, perhaps this is a good time to reflect on our ever-changing world and environment. Do you have an experience to share that contrasts the climate of decades ago when winters seemed to be colder and a little longer than in recent years?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps it was ice skating in early November; snow lasting into April; or being able to start the garden a week earlier than when you were younger; or maybe there is simply a remarkable weather event that you experienced and will never forget. Whether you spent your life in Maine or have lived in places far and wide: If you have a story to tell, please share it with us! Send your story to Sarah McPartland-Good (<a href=\"mailto:sarahm@maine.edu\">sarahm@maine.edu<\/a>) of the University of Maine Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(FYI: Our newsletter staff may edit your submission for clarity and length.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/retirees\/category\/climate\/\"><strong>See Retirees&#8217; Climate Stories<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After another winter, and with early spring upon us, perhaps this is a good time to reflect on our ever-changing world and environment. Do you have an experience to share that contrasts the climate of decades ago when winters seemed to be colder and a little longer than in recent years? 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