Climate Change Institute

We’re just sticking a toe into the climatic realm of the last interglacial period, not living in it—yet. By Zoë Schlanger https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2024/07/hottest-day-on-earth/679255/

A research team at CCI recently published an article with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. In the article, Victoria Markiewicz (UMaine SPIA and CCI graduate student), Praise P.T. Gandah (lecturer at Midlands State University in Zimbabwe), and Nicholas R. Micinski (UMaine SPIA and CCI faculty) explore the dynamics surrounding Africa’s representation at COP. African […]

Two papers recently accepted for publication in the journal Icarus that are about work on Mars relating to investigations into early Mars climate when the atmosphere was denser and there was more water around. Both deal with the ongoing controversy about whether early Mars was “wet & warm” with rainfall to produce the observed fluvial […]

SOS Arctic 2024: Mission Accomplished! WindSled 2024’s team has reached its goals crossing the Greenlandic ice cap by the wind-powered prototype. Nuuk – More than 1500 kilometers were crossed through the icy interior of Greenland, using exclusively wind and solar energy. An 8-person team developed the zero-impact expedition for extreme polar conditions to explore the […]

Jacquelyn Gill, a University of Maine associate professor of paleoecology and plant ecology, won the American Quaternary Association Award for Leadership in Quaternary Sciences. The award recognizes midcareer scientists in North America who have made outstanding scientific discoveries and exceptional impacts in the field of quaternary sciences and society at large. More information can be […]

Maraina Miles lived on a 66-foot sailboat named the Ocean Tramp for a month with a group of researchers while they worked in Chile’s Alberto de Agostini National Park.Courtesy of Maraina Miles Graduate student documents Chilean research voyage with photography June 25, 2024 The boat where Maraina Miles lived for a month was equipped with […]

Maine Public interviewed Ivan Fernandez, a professor emeritus in the University of Maine’s School of Forest Resources, on a report from the Maine Climate Council, of which he is a member, that will guide updates to the state’s climate action plan. Fernandez said the report builds on a previous study and shows trends that contributed […]

The New York Times cited two data visualizations from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer. One visualization showed the range of maximum temperature forecasts for Thursday worldwide, and the second showed where Thursday’s forecast temperatures were warmer than 1979-2000 averages and by how much.

The Washington Post interviewed University of Maine associate professor of terrestrial paleoecology Jacquelyn Gill on using the term “Anthropocene,” which defines the age of irreversible human impacts on the planet, in light of a decision by geologists to not mark Anthropocene as an official period in Earth’s geological timeline. “We all as a community of […]

Dr. Jacquelyn Gill has been awarded the AMQUA Award for Leadership in Quaternary Sciences, which recognizes “a North American mid-career Quaternary scientist for combining an outstanding track record of scientific discovery with exceptional broader impacts within our profession and society at large.” “Research contributions should comprise a body of work that significantly advances understanding of […]