Climate Change Institute

The Environmental News Network, Science Daily, Scienmag, ScienceNews, Phys.org and other international outlets reported on a University of Maine-led research study that found major glaciers in West Antarctica may be losing ice faster than they have in at least the last 5,000 years. At the current rate of retreat, the Thwaites and Pine Island glaciers, […]

Two major glaciers in West Antarctica may be losing ice faster than they have in at least the last 5,000 years, a University of Maine study finds. The rapidly melting glaciers could lead to major sea level rise over the next several centuries. Over the past few decades, the West Antarctic Ice Sheet has retreated […]

Cynthia Isenhour, associate professor of anthropology and climate change at the University of Maine, was interviewed by the Maine Monitor about emissions that are often overlooked in accounting greenhouse gasses. Isenhour explained that oversights in emissions accounting can lead to an unjust form of “global burden shifting.” She said that it’s essential to understand “not […]

Jacquelyn Gill, associate professor of paleoecology and plant ecology at the University of Maine, spoke to the Christian Science Monitor for an article about how climate “doomism” fuels extremist violence. Gill said that while most mainstream environmental organizations have backed away from, and even apologized for, their focus on overpopulation during the ’60s and ’70s, […]

The Quint quoted the University of Maine Climate Change Institute in an article about the climate crisis and menstrual health. The article said that the UMaine Climate Change Institute defines “climate futures” as a framework for developing plausible scenarios of future climate for adaptation, mitigation and sustainability efforts at local, regional and global scales. As […]

Smithsonian interviewed Kate Ruskin, a University of Maine researcher and member of the Saltmarsh Habitat and Avian Research Program, about the efforts to save the saltmarsh sparrow, whose habitats are rapidly shrinking along the East Coast. Ruskin spoke about the saltmarsh sparrow’s tendency to breed with multiple partners. “There’s this whole ‘free love’ thing happening […]

Cindy Isenhour, associate professor of anthropology and climate change and Mitchell Center Faculty Fellow, recently spoke with Waste Dive about her research on reusable takeout containers. In fall 2021, Isenhour worked with graduate student Jared Entwistle to present a few possible models for reusable takeout containers to a group of 35 Maine hospitality, waste and […]

Paul Andrew Mayewski, professor and director of the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute, was ranked No. 125 in the world and No. 66 in the United States in the first edition of the ranking of top Earth scientists produced by Research.com, the number one online research portal for scientists. The website determined the rankings […]

Futurity reported on a new study that combines different techniques to confirm the source of a volcanic eruption in 1628 BCE. While the eruption was previously thought to be Thera on the Greek island of Santorini, the researchers found instead that it was Alaskan volcano Aniakchak II. The article cited that co-authors include researchers at […]

CLIMATE CHANGE WORKSHOP CLIMATE CHANGE TEACHING TOOLS A Virtual Event for Educators Professional Development: July 12–13 • Graduate Course: July 5–22 A collaboration between University of Maine Climate Change Institute and the Maine Department of Education. REGISTRATION LINK Four workshops led by renowned experts in climate change: • Understanding Climate Change Data • Everything You […]