Climate Change Institute

The Associated Press, Politico, The Economist and Carbon Brief cited calculations from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer about July 2023 heat waves. The Climate Reanalyzer data show that the global average temperature has been hotter in 22 of the first 24 days of July than on any other single day recorded. Spectrum […]

In an article about the rise in extreme weather due to climate change, The Guardian cited data from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer showing an increase in average global temperature and sea surface temperatures.

USA Today featured Paul Mayewski, professor and director of the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute, and Sean Birkel, Maine state climatologist and assistant professor with a joint appointment in University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the UMaine Climate Change Institute, about data from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer showing that […]

With smoke from wildfires across North America now blowing into Maine, a University of Maine researcher has tips on how to protect home air quality from the incoming haze. Smoke particles are light enough to linger in the air for hours or days, which is how they can travel to Maine even if they ignite […]

The Associated Press cited data from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer in a report about record global temperatures in June. The Los Angeles Times, the Connecticut Insider, The National Desk, Southern Minnesota News, The Manchester Times, Yeshiva World, AM NY, WTGS (Fox 28 in Savannah, Georgia) and other outlets shared the […]

The Associated Press and PBS NewsHour cited data from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer in a report about record high temperatures in California’s Death Valley. The Seattle Times, Spectrum News NY 1, The Independent Tribune (Concord, North Carolina), The Daily Courier (Prescott, Arizona) and other outlets shared the AP report.

PNAS interviewed Jacquelyn Gill, associate professor of paleoecology & plant ecology with the University of Maine School of Biology and Ecology and Climate Change Institute, about defining the Anthropocene, a proposed geological epoch dating from the commencement of significant human impact on Earth’s geology and ecosystems. “It’s challenging to agree on a start date for […]

University of Maine ecology professor Brian McGill was awarded the Humboldt Research Award, one of the most prestigious scientific honors in Germany. The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation awards the prize annually to internationally-renowned scientists who reside outside of Germany. In addition to the cash award of 60,000 euros, or about $71,000, Humboldt awardees are invited […]