Climate Change Institute

Nearly every climate-related parameter measured in Maine is accelerating, according to “Maine’s Climate Future — 2020 Update,” the latest report from the University of Maine. The rate of air and sea warming is increasing. Precipitation is increasing in intensity and volume, and sea level is not only rising, but rising faster than in the previous […]

The Penobscot Times published portions of a University of Maine media release about Jacquelyn Gill’s fern research. The University of Maine paleoecologist was awarded $343,380 by NASA’s Exobiology program to examine the resilience of ferns, which have existed for about 350 million years, and survived nuclear winter-like conditions 66 million years ago that wiped out […]

Research Associate Katherine Glover led a recent publication in Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology on a 100,000 year climate and vegetation history from Southern California. This work was selected for an Research Spotlight by the American Geophysical Union for their Earth and Space Science news publication, EOS. Katie continues to work on Southern California ice ages at […]

Daniel Dixon, director of sustainability at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Times Record article about eco-friendly initiatives the City of Bath has undertaken, including a hybrid police car, solar power installations on municipal buildings and electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Dixon said other possible popular initiatives include offering residents incentives to install heat […]

WiSTEMM (Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine) will host a faculty lunch honoring the 2019 Presidential Award winners Feb. 12 at the University of Maine. Attendees can celebrate and learn from award winners 1–3 p.m. in the Bangor Room of the Memorial Union. Award recipients are: Distinguished Maine Professor Award — Sandra Caron, […]

Ferns have staying power. The vascular plants have existed for about 350 million years, even surviving nuclear winterlike conditions — global dimming, cooling and acid rain — 66 million years ago that wiped out dinosaurs and 75% of other animals and plants on Earth. Jacquelyn Gill, a University of Maine paleoecologist, will explore fern resilience […]

The second meeting of the Maine Climate Council on Jan. 29 in Augusta will focus on a report from the Science and Technical Subcommittee about the effects of climate change in the state. The subcommittee’s work in the past four months provides the initial scientific basis for the ongoing deliberations of the various working groups, […]

Jacquelyn Gill’s “Warm Regards” was one of five nominees for “Best Green Podcast” at the iHeartRadio Podcast Awards 2020 on Friday, Jan. 17 in Los Angeles. And the University of Maine paleoecologist expects this coming season’s podcast will be even better. When the podcast began in 2016, it was the only one about climate change. […]

The Sandwich Enterprise talked with University of Maine doctoral student Heather Clifford about her experience on the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Everest Expedition. “The expedition overall was quite an incredible experience; having little travel experience I had quite a few firsts,” said the 2011 graduate of Sandwich High School. “First time being in […]

The impressive size of the Glidden Midden and the even larger Whaleback Midden caught public interest and economic attention in the 19th century. Historic postcards recorded the wish-you-were-here wonder at the size and “mystery” of the middens. They also record the near destruction of the Whaleback Midden in the 1880s, as its contents were mined […]