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Maraina Miles lived on a 66-foot sailboat named the Ocean Tramp for a month with a group of researchers while they worked in Chile’s Alberto de Agostini National Park.Courtesy of Maraina Miles Graduate student documents Chilean research voyage with photography June 25, 2024 The boat where Maraina Miles lived for a month was equipped with […]

Maine Public interviewed Ivan Fernandez, a professor emeritus in the University of Maine’s School of Forest Resources, on a report from the Maine Climate Council, of which he is a member, that will guide updates to the state’s climate action plan. Fernandez said the report builds on a previous study and shows trends that contributed […]

The New York Times cited two data visualizations from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer. One visualization showed the range of maximum temperature forecasts for Thursday worldwide, and the second showed where Thursday’s forecast temperatures were warmer than 1979-2000 averages and by how much.

The Washington Post interviewed University of Maine associate professor of terrestrial paleoecology Jacquelyn Gill on using the term “Anthropocene,” which defines the age of irreversible human impacts on the planet, in light of a decision by geologists to not mark Anthropocene as an official period in Earth’s geological timeline. “We all as a community of […]

Dr. Jacquelyn Gill has been awarded the AMQUA Award for Leadership in Quaternary Sciences, which recognizes “a North American mid-career Quaternary scientist for combining an outstanding track record of scientific discovery with exceptional broader impacts within our profession and society at large.” “Research contributions should comprise a body of work that significantly advances understanding of […]

Vendy Hazuková: Diving deep into Arctic lake ecology June 7, 2024 Someone who knows how to smile in subzero weather, Vendy Hazuková’s grit in the field has defined her as a graduate student at the University of Maine. Much of her time learning was outside of the classroom collecting samples in the Arctic, which ultimately […]

USA Today cited a data visualization from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer for sea surface temperatures across the Atlantic on May 29. The New Jersey Herald and Asbury Park Press shared the report. 

ORONO, Maine — Investigating plastic pollution in a Norwegian glacier and teaching English in Taiwan are the plans of a University of Maine Ph.D. student and a recent graduate who both received awards from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.     Ligia Naveira, a Ph.D. student with UMaine’s Climate Change Institute, earned a Fulbright Open […]

One of Mt. Everest’s deadliest passages is growing even more treacherous   https://www.businessinsider.com/mt-everest-deadly-khumbu-icefall-grows-more-treacherous-climate-change-2024-5

News Center Maine interviewed Bonnie Newsom, a University of Maine associate professor of anthropology, about a new effort involving her, UMaine Ph.D. students and the National Park Service to protect Wabanaki archaeological sites in Acadia National Park from climate change using Indigenous and western knowledge. Federal funding will support the project, which will involve devising […]