Climate Change Institute

In an article about ocean surface temperatures reaching a record high, EcoWatch cited data from the University of Maine Climate Reanalyzer showing that the daily sea surface temperature hit 21.1 degrees Celsius on April 1 and remained there through April 6. The recorded high beat the previous highest ocean surface temperature of 21.0 degrees Celsius, […]

Scientists warn of more marine heatwaves, leading to increased risk of extreme weather. A global map using data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration showing areas in orange and red where temperatures have been above the long-term average. Photograph: University Of Maine.   The temperature of the world’s ocean surface has hit an all-time […]

In an article about record breaking sea temperatures causing supercharged storms, the New Scientist cited data from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer showing that global average sea surface temperature hit a record high of 21.1 degrees Celsius on April 1.

Traversing an icefield by foot and on skis, the young researchers experience one of the coolest classrooms in the nation     A team skis from the remote Taku D site to the Camp 10 sleeping quarters. Students often travel as much as 8 to 10 miles a day, carrying packs a third of their […]

“Insights from the first winter weather observations near Mt. Everest’s summit” by T.C. Sherpa and co-authors including CCI Director/Professor Paul Andrew Mayewski who was the leader of the National Geographic/Rolex Perpetual Planet Mt. Everest Expedition.

Sierra Magazine featured an essay entitled “The Asteroid and the Fern” that Jacquelyn Gill, associate professor of paleoecology and plant ecology with the University of Maine School of Biology and Ecology and Climate Change Institute, wrote for the collection “Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story From Despair to Possibility” edited by Rebecca Solnit and […]

Khadka et al. including Paul Andrew Mayewski (National Geographic/Rolex Perpetual Planet Mt. Everest Expedition leader and director Climate Change Institute) recently published https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/wea.3931

Maine Public’s show Maine Calling featured Paul Mayewski, professor and director of the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Climate Change Institute. Mayewski discussed his latest research and what he has learned over the years about glaciers, melting ice, and human-induced climate change.   https://www.mainepublic.org/show/maine-calling/2023-03-30/climate-scientist-paul-mayewski-on-his-work-and-the-climate-change-institutes-50-years-of-research    

The Harold W. Borns, Jr. Symposium is an annual event that features presentations and discussion by Climate Change Institute graduate students and faculty on emerging research and topics related to global environmental change. The 30th Annual Harold W. Borns, Jr. Symposium will be held on April 6-7, 2023 at the Harold W. Borns, Jr. Polar […]

In an article about climate “doomers,” the Washington Post spoke to Jaquelyn Gill, associate professor of paleoecology and plant ecology at the School of Biology and Ecology and Climate Change Institute. Gill told the Washington Post that in 2018 she started hearing different sorts of questions when she spoke at panels or did events online. […]