Science News featured Daniel Sandweiss, professor of anthropology and climate studies at the University of Maine, commenting on new research into Peru’s Monte Sierpe, or “Serpent Mountain.” Sandweiss said the study “makes a strong case” that Inca rulers repurposed the massive earthwork, known for its thousands of carved holes, as a system for receiving and […]
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Keiran Lorentzen, Maine Law The views expressed herein belong exclusively to the delegate attending COP30 to observe and study international climate governance; they do not necessarily reflect those of the University or the Climate Change Institute. Today, November 15, 2025, COP30 is continuing in Belém. While this is the last day that the University of […]
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Adam Fortier-Brown The views expressed herein belong exclusively to the delegate attending COP30 to observe and study international climate governance; they do not necessarily reflect those of the University or the Climate Change Institute. The United Nation’s annual climate conference, COP30, is being hosted in Belém, Brazil: The “gateway to the Amazon.” Hosting COP here […]
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Thacher CarterThe views expressed herein belong exclusively to the delegate attending COP30 to observe and study international climate governance; they do not necessarily reflect those of the University or the Climate Change Institute. Hello from Belém, Brazil! My name is Thacher Carter, and I am a J.D. Candidate at UMaine School of Law where I […]
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Nestor Walters The views expressed herein belong exclusively to the delegate attending COP30 to observe and study international climate governance; they do not necessarily reflect those of the University or the Climate Change Institute. Good morning, good day. My name is Nestor Walters. I am not native, but I live and study on ckuwaponahkik — […]
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Stephanie Forbes The views expressed herein belong exclusively to the delegate attending COP30 to observe and study international climate governance; they do not necessarily reflect those of the University or the Climate Change Institute. After our first full day on the ground in Belém, our group has started to navigate the chaos that is a […]
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The University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute is once again present at the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The 30th iteration of these negotiations is taking place over the next two weeks in Belém, Brazil. Throughout the conference, our delegation will provide insights, analysis, and on-the-ground reporting […]
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Expedition Location: Laramie and the Snowy Range, WyomingExpedition Dates: July 7–18, 2025Field Team Members: Morgan Anderson* and Dr. Dulcinea GroffFunding Support: Robert and Judith Sturgis Family Foundation Exploration Fund IntroductionTracing the history of seabird populations through time reveals how these coastalspecies have weathered past climate change and offers clues about their future in a rapidlywarming […]
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Ice core analysis reveals cooling period 6 M years ago. Scientists have extracted ice cores from Antarctica dating back 6 million years, which represents the oldest ice cores directly dated, according to a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Analysis of water and air from the ice reveals a significant cooling period […]
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The institute will have an interim director until June 2027. Paul Mayewski (left) stepped down as the director of the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine this fall. Dan Sandweiss (right) will lead the institute as interim director for the next few years. Amid a tumultuous time for climate change research, Paul Mayewski […]
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