Media cover death of UMaine climate scientist Gordon Hamilton
Media across the state, country and world reported on the death of University of Maine climate scientist Gordon Hamilton, who was killed in Antarctica on when the snowmobile he was riding fell into a 100-foot crevasse. The New York Times, The Washington Post, Daily Mail, Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald and local television stations all published or aired stories on Hamilton’s death. Associated Press stories on the accident were carried by ABC News and The Seattle Times.