Expeditions 2022

Characterizing the Near-surface Properties of and Improving Snow Water Equivalent Estimates on the Bering Glacier System, Alaska and Canada

Expedition Field Team Member: Mikaila A. Mannello, Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, Orono, ME Expedition Funding:  Dan and Betty Churchill Exploration Fund, the Mount Logan Ice Core Project, University of Alberta Canadian Ice Core Lab, and the Maine Space Grant Consortium. Field Expedition Location:  Quintino Sella Glacier, Yukon Territory, Canada Expedition Dates:  May 6-18, […]

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Reframing Adaptation: A Multilevel Analysis of Collective Action, Power, and Politics of Climate Change Adaptation in Climate Vulnerable Communities

Churchill Exploration Fund Trip Report   Expedition Location:  Dailekh district in Western Nepal Expedition Dates:  October 15, 2021 – August 10, 2022 Funding Support:  Dan & Betty Churchill Exploration Fund   Research Background Global climate change presents extreme challenges to both social and ecological systems (Pachauri et al., 2015). Current understandings of climate change adaptation problems seek […]

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COP 27

Human Rights and COP27 Nicholas Micinski is Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at the University of Maine. Most people at COP27 recognize climate change as the most pressing issue of our times. It is an existential threat to our communities, economies, and political institutions. Climate change also threatens our individual lives and […]

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Abrupt Climate Change during the Last Glacial Termination in Maine

Expedition Team Members: Maraina Miles¹ ² ¹Climate Change Institute, University of Maine ²School of Earth and Climate Science, University of Maine   Expedition Dates: May-October 2022 Funding Support:  The Robert & Judith Sturgis Family Foundation   Summary:  Katahdin, the largest mountain in Maine, offers a unique view into the climate of the past. Draped along […]

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Alpine Plants of Katahdin: Resurveying High Elevation Plants after 33 Years

Expedition Team Members: Andrea Tirrell¹², Michael Cianchette¹, Charlie Cogbill³, Don Hudson⁴, Jacquelyn Gill¹² ¹School of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine ²Climate Change Institute, University of Maine ³Harvard Forest, Harvard University ⁴Baxter State Park Research Committee, Maine   Expedition Location:  Baxter State Park, Maine Expedition Dates:  Summer/Fall 2022 Funding Support:  Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund   […]

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Tracking the Jet Stream with Plant Wax Biomarkers in Sierra Nevada, California

Meghan Spoth, Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, Orono, ME   Cincinnati & Amherst Laboratory Visits: University of Cincinnati – Organic Geochemistry Laboratory – May 2022 University of Massachusetts at Amherst – Ronald B. Gilmore X-Ray Fluorescence Laboratory – July 2022   Funding Support:  The Robert & Judith Sturgis Family Foundation, Geological Society of America […]

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El Niño, Power, and Resilience in the Lambayeque Valley: Building Connections for Future Research

Expedition Field Team Members: Elizabeth Leclerc1,2*, Heather Landázuri1,2*, Daniel Sandweiss1,2, Oswaldo Chozo Capuñay3, Alberto López 1Climate Change Institute, University of Maine 2Department of Anthropology, University of Maine 3Túcume Archaeological Site and Museum *Student grantees   Field Expedition Location:  Lambayeque Valley, Peru Expedition Dates:  June 2022 Funding Support:  The Robert & Judith Sturgis Family Foundation   […]

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Characterizing the Effects of Elevation and Ice Deformation on the Begguya (Mt. Hunter) Ice Core Record

Expedition Field Team Members: Emma Erwin 1,2,3 Ingalise Kindstedt1, Liam Kirkpatrick4,5, Scott Braddock1,2 1University of Maine, Climate Change Institute 2University of Maine, School of Earth and Climate Sciences 3Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory 4Dartmouth College, Department of Earth Science 5University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Science   Expedition Funding:  The Robert and […]

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