Climate Change Institute Everest researchers (Mariusz Potocki and Paul Andrew Mayewski) recently released results from the highest ice core ever recovered https://doi.org/10.31223/X50X7C Photo by Dirk Collins, National Geographic. Abstract We present a unique atmospheric chemistry record from the highest ice core ever recovered (8020 m, South Col Glacier (SCG), Mt. Everest), that captures ~400 years of deposition […]
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Bloomberg cited a data visualization from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer for a story on climate change and hurricane season.
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Paul Mayewski, director of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, on the future of extreme weather events in Maine. “Climate change will continue. These extremes are going to continue,” Mayewski said. “And changes aren’t necessarily going to be gradual.” The city of Portland is currently updating its emergency preparedness […]
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Written by Travis Christensen Reviewed by Benjamin Fultz www.snappywords.com/knowledge/how-climate-change-fuels-increasing-wildfire-disasters The haunting orange skies over San Francisco in 2020. The devastating Black Summer of Australia in 2019-2020. The record-breaking Los Angeles wildfires of 2025. These aren’t isolated incidents, but rather stark indicators of a growing global crisis where climate change and wildfires form a devastating feedback […]
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Daniel Sandweiss, professor of anthropology and climate studies at the University of Maine, was featured in the summer 2025 edition of American Archaeology. Sandweiss, who is also a past president of the Society for American Archaeology, talked about how extreme weather events make it hard for archeologists to set priorities about what to save and […]
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The Washington Post cited a data visualization from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer on the length of time average hot temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere peaked between 1979 and 2000.
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For nearly a decade, Amanda Gavin has studied and conserved lakes, including many in Maine, that provide drinking water and support agriculture. Today, she’s investigating what the future may hold for tens of thousands of crystalline blue lakes within an Arctic country experiencing rapid ecological change: Greenland. More frequent heat waves, drought, heavy rain and […]
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Windmills catch the wind blowing on Stetson Mountain, in Range 8, Township 3, Maine, in this July 14, 2009 file photo. Credit: Robert F. Bukaty / AP Michael Howard is an emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Maine and an external associate of the Climate Change Institute. He is a member of the […]
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Susan Elias (UMaine Alumna) has contributed two original research papers in the Summer 2025 edition of the Journal of Maine Medical Center – Maine Health – Focus on Tick-Borne Diseases. S. Elias was a PhD graduate student within the IGERT program. https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/jmmc/vol7/iss2 This publication also features cover art by Olaf Hajek entitled: “Ecology of Lyme”.
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Amanda Gavin, EES PhD Candidate in the Climate Change Institute, has been awarded the American Dissertation Fellowship from the American Association of University Women, which recognizes doctoral candidates who demonstrate a strong commitment to service for women and girls in their communities, professions, or fields of research.This fellowship will support the completion of Amanda’s dissertation, […]
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