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AP cites Olsen in report on saltmarsh sparrow research

The Associated Press cited Brian Olsen, an associate professor of biology and ecology at the University of Maine, in a report about the possible extinction of the saltmarsh sparrow. The Connecticut Audubon Society released a report announcing many birds in the state are suffering steady population declines because of a loss of nesting areas, and […]

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Ice core and climate reanalysis analogs to predict Antarctic and Southern Hemisphere climate changes – Elsevier – Quaternary Science Reviews – Mayewski et al.

P.A.Mayewski, A.M. Carleton, S.D. Birkel, D. Dixon, A.V. Kurbatov1,2, E. Korotkikh1,2, J. McConnell4, M. Curran5,6, J. Cole-Dai7, S. Jiang8, C. Plummer5,9, T. Vance5, K.A. Maasch1,2, S.B. Sneed1, and M. Handley1 A primary goal of the SCAR initiated AntClim21 (Antarctic Climate in the 21st Century) Scientific Research Programme is to apply understanding of past and present […]

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Climate Reanalyzer cited in Sydney Morning Herald polar heat wave story

The Sydney Morning Herald used data from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer website in a recent story on the way polar heat waves are causing ice at both ends of the Earth to retreat. According to the website, the story noted, “the Arctic region as a whole continues to be very […]

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Renowned archaeologist Brian Robinson passes away

University of Maine archaeologist and associate professor Brian Robinson died 10 . 27 at his home in Orono after a long illness. He was 63. Robinson held joint appointments in the Department of Anthropology and the Climate Change Institute. Prior to joining the UMaine community in 1989 as an assistant research professor, Robinson worked at […]

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BBC reports on Gordon Hamilton’s strong ties to native Scotland

The BBC reported on Gordon Hamilton’s strong ties to his native Scotland in a story on the climate scientist’s death in Antarctica. Hamilton was born in Dundee, Scotland’s fourth-largest city. A statement from the scientist’s family, quoted in the BBC piece, noted that Hamilton’s interest in geography began while he was attending school in the […]

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New York Times remembers the life and work of Gordon Hamilton

The New York Times remembered the life and work of University of Maine climate scientist Gordon Hamilton, after his death in a snowmobile accident in Antarctica. In an appreciation, published in the newspaper’s Dot Earth blog, science writer Andrew C. Revkin wrote, “In probing the fast-changing ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland, Gordon Hamilton of […]

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