Exploration & Discovery
THE CLIMATE CHANGE INSTITUTE fosters learning and discovery through excellence in graduate academic programs, addresses local and global needs through basic and applied research, and contributes research-based knowledge to make a difference in people’s lives. It is dedicated to improving the quality of life for people in Maine and around the world, and promoting responsible stewardship of human, natural and financial resources, now and in the future.
News
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Climate Reanalyzer cited in AP polar vortex story
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The Imminent Calving Retreat of Taku Glacier – Eos – Science News by AGU – Campbell et al.
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Ground-penetrating radar, electromagnetic induction, terrain, and vegetation observations coupled with machine learning to map permafrost distribution at Twelvemile Lake, Alaska – Wiley – S. Campbell et al.
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Pershing cited in Union Leader report of species prediction for Gulf of Maine
Research Highlights
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Fernandez, Birkel, Dixon, Kelley, Lyon & Thaler contribute to Maine’s plan for climate action
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UMaine researchers explore population size, density in rise of centralized power in antiquity – J. Roscoe, D. Sandweiss and E. Robinson
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Climate change, human impacts altering Everest faster, more significantly than previously known
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UMaine awarded nearly $3M to train graduate students to be future Arctic scientists
The age of climate decision is here, and our actions will define the course of civilization and the health of our planet. Paul Mayewski, Director, Climate Change Institute