BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Climate Change Institute - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Climate Change Institute X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Climate Change Institute REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180926T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180926T000000 DTSTAMP:20260516T174124 CREATED:20180921T142352Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180925T194452Z UID:10000167-1537920000-1537920000@climatechange.umaine.edu SUMMARY:The Chasing Icebergs Project - Dr. Kristin Schild - Brown Bag Seminar DESCRIPTION:During the summers of 2017 and 2018\, Kristin Schild\, along with colleagues from the University of Oregon\, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution\, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography conducted simultaneous glaciological and oceanographic field campaigns in Sermilik Fjord\, southeast Greenland. The goal of the project was aimed at constructing a detailed picture of iceberg geometry and obtaining direct measurements of iceberg melt. This project combined ship-based multibeam submarine scans\, aerial drone mapping\, high precision iceberg-mounted GPS\, and ocean hydrography measurements to quantify iceberg melt rates and better understand the impact of meltwater throughout the water column. In this presentation\, Kristin will discuss the fieldwork and outcomes of the 2017 and 2018 ‘Chasing Icebergs’ field campaigns\, and goals of the 2019 final field season. \n  \n  URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/the-chasing-icebergs-project-dr-kristin-schild/ LOCATION:100 Bryand Global Sciences Center\, University of Maine CATEGORIES:Research Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181030T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181030T190000 DTSTAMP:20260516T174124 CREATED:20181011T200115Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181011T200115Z UID:10000168-1540926000-1540926000@climatechange.umaine.edu SUMMARY:Joseph Manning Lecture: Volcanoes\, The Nile\, and the End of Ancient Egypt DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, October 30\, 2018\nat 7:00 pm in 100 Donald P. Corbett Bldg\, University of Maine\, Orono \n  \nManning will present recent research that integrates Paleoclimatology and Hellenistic history with a particular focus on Ptolemaic Egypt. His lecture will center on recent work that connects explosive volcanic eruptions and the impact of these volcanic eruptions on Nile river flow. Prof. Manning observed that explosive volcanic eruptions resulted in a reduction in global precipitation. This was particularly dramatic in the case of the African monsoon that drove the annual flood of the Nile. Prof. Manning and his colleagues demonstrated the connection between these volcanic eruptions and Nile flood suppression and how these events resulted in social unrest in Ptolemaic Egypt. \nSponsored by:\nHudson Museum\, Anthropology Department\, Climate Change Institute\, and the Gradute School. \n  URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/joseph-manning-lecture-volcanoes-the-nile-and-the-end-of-ancient-egypt/ LOCATION:100 Donald P. Corbett Bldg.\, University of Maine\, Orono CATEGORIES:Research Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181207T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181207T140000 DTSTAMP:20260516T174124 CREATED:20181127T184108Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181127T184258Z UID:10000164-1544191200-1544191200@climatechange.umaine.edu SUMMARY:Arthur Anderson Lecture - Rescheduled DESCRIPTION:New Excavations at the Village of Chouacoet\, Saco Bay\, Maine \nArthur Anderson\, University of New England \nDecember 7\, 2018 at 2:00 pm \n232 South Stevens URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/arthur-anderson-lecture-rescheduled/ LOCATION:232 South Stevens CATEGORIES:Research Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190207T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190207T144500 DTSTAMP:20260516T174124 CREATED:20190204T141712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190205T205258Z UID:10000162-1549548000-1549550700@climatechange.umaine.edu SUMMARY:A Research Agenda: Current Research Projects and Plans for Collaboration - Linda Markowsky DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, February 7\, 2019\, 2PM\n138 Sawyer Conference Room\n  \nAbstract: Automated and semi-automated systems that derive actionable information from massive\, heterogeneous datasets are essential for many applications\, and the reasoning of such systems must be as clear as possible in order to earn our trust. Lattice data analytics\, a current research project\, is intended to extend the bounds of lattice theory and its applications. If successful\, the information-awareness algorithms will lead to automated explanatory methods for machine learning. The algorithms\, based on three novel lattice-theoretic concepts (the target/event lattice\, the temporal poset of irreducibles\, and the lattice entropy)\, are being designed to be capable of detecting structure in temporal\, multivariate datasets. They will use the concept of a Dedekind-MacNeille completion to clarify predictive relationships between lattice nodes\, which will represent real or virtual targets and/or events. It is expected that the algorithms will tolerate missing\, messy\, or otherwise incomplete data. The poset of irreducibles will be used to compress the data and to further enable the modified Dedekind-MacNeille completion algorithm to run on massive datasets in near-real time. A free\, open-source Python toolkit will be made available to support the use and visualization of the lattice-theoretic data exploration and analytic algorithms\, thereby enabling researchers and developers to rapidly produce systems that leverage the novel data analysis technique. The Carver2 target rating program\, which includes a small dataset of partially ordered potential targets\, is used to illustrate the functionality of the toolkit. Future work includes implementation of interactive lattice visualization tools and analysis of the algorithms using real datasets. It is hoped that collaboration with the Climate Change Institute will lead to the application of the lattice-theoretic data analysis algorithms to climate change datasets as well as to the development of interactive information visualizations of interest to both researchers and educators. Preliminary talks have laid the groundwork for collaboration with researchers in the Climate Change Institute\, TIEMS (The International Emergency Management Society)\, and the HERACLES Project\, an EU-funded program to protect cultural heritage sites from the effects of climate change. URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/a-research-agenda-current-research-projects-and-plans-for-collaboration-linda-markowsky/ LOCATION:138 Sawyer Environmental Research Building\, 138 Sawyer Env. Res. Building\, University of Maine CATEGORIES:Research Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190208T151000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190208T161000 DTSTAMP:20260516T174124 CREATED:20190131T202727Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190204T160245Z UID:10000160-1549638600-1549642200@climatechange.umaine.edu SUMMARY:Discussion on Maine’s Climate and Data Tools - Sean Birkel DESCRIPTION:107 Norman Smith Hall\nSBE Seminar Series\nDr. Sean Birkel is a Research Assistant Professor at the Climate Change Institute. He is also the Maine State Climatologist. Sean’s research interests include climate modeling and data visualization across a spectrum of timescales from the Pleistocene to modern and future projected. He also has great interest in historical weather in Maine. Since 2012\, Sean has been developing the data visualization website Climate Reanalyzer. URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/discussion-on-maines-climate-and-data-tools-sean-birkel/ LOCATION:Mitchell Center\, Rm 107\, University of Maine CATEGORIES:Research Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190215T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190215T153000 DTSTAMP:20260516T174124 CREATED:20190205T185117Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190208T162836Z UID:10000163-1550241000-1550244600@climatechange.umaine.edu SUMMARY:Survival Skills for the Athropocene: What Marine Heatwaves and Other Ocean Surprises Can Teach Us About Living in a Warming World - Andrew Pershing DESCRIPTION:Andrew J. Pershing\nChief Scientific Officer\,\nGulf of Maine Research Institute\nFriday\, February 15\, 2019\, 2:30 PM\n100 BGSC\n  \nAbstract: The community of species as well as human institutions and activities at a given location have been shaped by historical conditions (both mean and variability) at that location. Anthropogenic climate change is now adding strong trends on top of existing natural variability. These trends elevate the frequency of “surprises”—conditions that are unexpected based on recent history. The term “heatwave” was not used in an oceanographic context before 2013\, but since then\, there has been a proliferation of heatwaves around the globe. These events have disrupted ecosystems and human communities\, but they have also prompted adaptive change. A simple model of human adaptation reveals that these surprises will increasingly challenge natural modes of adaptation that rely on historical experience. This work demonstrates increasing benefits for individuals and institutions from betting that trends will continue\, but\nthis strategy represents a radical shift that will be difficult for many to make. URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/survival-skills-for-the-athropocene-what-marine-hearwaves-and-other-ocean-surprises-can-teach-us-about-living-in-a-warming-world/ LOCATION:100 Bryand Global Sciences Center\, University of Maine CATEGORIES:Research Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190215T151000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190215T161000 DTSTAMP:20260516T174124 CREATED:20190131T203250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190204T150636Z UID:10000161-1550243400-1550247000@climatechange.umaine.edu SUMMARY:Patterns of Change in Arctic Lakes of Western Greenland - Robert Northington DESCRIPTION:107 Norman Smith Hall\nSBE Seminar Series\nDr. Northington is an ecologist interested in how climate change influences aquatic ecosystem processes. His research focuses on changes in aquatic productivity and biogeochemistry\, along with altered aquatic-terrestrial linkages in Arctic and temperate aquatic systems. Currently\, Dr. Northington is an Assistant Professor of Biology and Environmental Science at Husson University and a Research Associate with the U.Maine Climate Change Institute. \n  \n  URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/patterns-of-change-in-arctic-lakes-of-western-greenland-robert-northington/ LOCATION:Mitchell Center\, Rm 107\, University of Maine CATEGORIES:Research Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190225T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190225T160000 DTSTAMP:20260516T174124 CREATED:20190219T170616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190219T170847Z UID:10000177-1551106800-1551110400@climatechange.umaine.edu SUMMARY:Racing the Clock to Preserve the Past… A community-based approach to managing Maine’s shell middens - A. Kelley & B. Newsom DESCRIPTION:Alice R. Kelley\, Climate Change Institute & School of Earth and Climate Sciences\, UMaine\nBonnie Newsom\, Dept. of Anthropology\, UMaine\nThe Maine Midden Minders is a volunteer\, citizen science organization being developed to help document and moni-tor Maine’s eroding shell middens. These features are composed of mollusk shells\, artifacts\, and faunal remains\, and archive up to 4\,000 years of coastal occupation by the state’s indigenous population. Over 2\,000 of these sites exist along the Maine coast\, and virtually all are threatened by climate change. Only one or two middens are professionally excavated each year due to funding constraints. Valuable archaeological and paleoenvironmental information is lost to the sea with each storm. The Midden Minders program will train interested volunteers to document seasonal to an-nual changes at middens. Measurements are made using simple tools\, and site conditions are documented using digi-tal photography. This information is collected into a specially designed database that will be used to identify vulnerable sites and allocate limited resources by researchers and cultural resource managers. \nAlice Kelley is a geoarchaeologist with interests in past human/landscape interactions\, cultural heritage preservation\, and the application of ground-penetrating radar to the investigation of archaeological sites. Kelley is particularly inter-ested in investigating how changing climate has affected humans in the past\, and its impacts on our cultural heritage. Bonnie Newsom is an Indigenous archaeologist interested in the pre-contact lifeways of Maine’s Native peoples. She seeks to humanize people in the past by exploring concepts of identity\, social boundaries\, and human agency. Newsom has worked in the cultural resources management sector\, as well as serving as the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Penobscot Indian Nation. \n  URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/racing-the-clock-to-preserve-the-past-a-community-based-approach-to-managing-maines-shell-middens-a-kelley-b-newsom/ LOCATION:Mitchell Center\, Rm 107\, University of Maine CATEGORIES:Research Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191021T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191021T163000 DTSTAMP:20260516T174124 CREATED:20190909T165302Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190909T165302Z UID:10000227-1571670000-1571675400@climatechange.umaine.edu SUMMARY:“Hidden Energy: Agriculture’s Long-Term Sustainability” - Professor Geoff Cunfer\, University of Saskatchewan DESCRIPTION:“Hidden Energy: Agriculture’s Long-Term Sustainability”\nProfessor Geoff Cunfer\,\nUniversity of Saskatchewan\nMonday\, Oct. 21\n3:00 – 4:30 pm\nHill Auditorium\, Barrows Hall\nFor most of human history\, farmers were society’s crucial energy suppliers. Agriculture set the limits of economic productivity. This pubic lecture explains how methods from sustainability science can reveal how farmers historically managed energy flows\, maintained soil nutrients\, and manipulated natural processes for human goals. How sustainable were past farm systems? Does history hold models for long-term agricultural sustainability?\n\nBio\nEnvironmental historian Geoff Cunfer is founding director of the Historical GIS Lab at University of Saskatchewan. His most recent project involved sustainability scientists and historians in six countries in developing new ways to measure material and energy flows in agriculture\, to determine whether historical practices offer models for sustainable agriculture today.\n\nSponsored by the History Department\, Colonel James C. McBride Fund\, Climate Change Institute\, Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions\, and School of Economics. URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/hidden-energy-agricultures-long-term-sustainability-professor-geoff-cunfer-university-of-saskatchewan/ LOCATION:Hill Auditorium\, Barrows Hall CATEGORIES:Research Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191024T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191024T130000 DTSTAMP:20260516T174124 CREATED:20191021T145621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191021T145621Z UID:10000233-1571922000-1571922000@climatechange.umaine.edu SUMMARY:Holocene climate change in southern Greenland from chironomid assemblages and oxygen isotopes in lake sediments - Melissa Chipman DESCRIPTION:Holocene climate change in southern Greenland from chironomid assemblages and oxygen isotopes in lake sediments\nDr. Melissa Chipman\, Syracuse University \nThursday\, October 24\, 1 pm ~ Bryand 307\nThe Arctic is the most rapidly warming place on earth\, and paleorecords offer insight into how this vast region responded to a complex suite of past changes. Ice core records from the Greenland Ice Sheet provide excellent archives of Holocene climate in the North Atlantic\, but terrestrial records from areas beyond the ice sheet\, which are key for understanding the impacts of ongoing climate change\, are sparse. I will present a new terrestrial record from lake-sediment archives spanning the past 12.5 ka from South Greenland to examine the timing and magnitude of the Younger Dryas and Holocene Thermal Maximum in this region.\nTo arrange a meeting\, contact: Dr. Jacquelyn Gill\, jacquelyn.gill@maine.edu\, 1-2305 URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/holocene-climate-change-in-southern-greenland-from-chironomid-assemblages-and-oxygen-isotopes-in-lake-sediments-melissa-chipman/ LOCATION:Bryand Global Sciences Center – Room 307 CATEGORIES:Research Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191024T151000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191024T151000 DTSTAMP:20260516T174124 CREATED:20191021T150339Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191021T150339Z UID:10000234-1571929800-1571929800@climatechange.umaine.edu SUMMARY:A tale of ice and fire – using lake sediments to understand fire regimes and permafrost thaw in the Arctic - Melissa Chipman DESCRIPTION:A tale of ice and fire – using lake sediments to understand fire regimes and permafrost thaw in the Arctic\nDr. Melissa Chipman  – Syracuse University\nFriday\, October 24\, 3:10 pm ~ Murray 102\n\nAmplified warming has facilitated dramatic examples of disturbance in the Arctic. Both tundra and boreal areas have experienced unprecedented wildfire activity over the past few decades. In addition\, ice-rich areas of permafrost terrain are experiencing catastrophic degradation in the form of thermal erosion. Using paleoarchives of past fire and thermoerosional activity from lake sediments\, I assess these recent changes in the context of natural variability\, and examine the interactions and impacts of these disturbance processes in the Arctic.\nContact: Dr. Jacquelyn Gill\, jacquelyn.gill@maine.edu\, 1-2305 URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/a-tale-of-ice-and-fire-using-lake-sediments-to-understand-fire-regimes-and-permafrost-thaw-in-the-arctic-melissa-chipman/ LOCATION:102 Murray Hall CATEGORIES:Research Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191113T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191113T130000 DTSTAMP:20260516T174124 CREATED:20191106T170738Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191106T170738Z UID:10000211-1573650000-1573650000@climatechange.umaine.edu SUMMARY:MODELING MOUNTAIN GLACIERS TO INFER PAST CLIMATE CHANGES - ALICE DOUGHTY DESCRIPTION:CLIMATE CHANGE INSTITUTE LECTURE SERIES\n\nMODELING MOUNTAIN GLACIERS TO INFER PAST CLIMATE CHANGES\nAlice Doughty\nVisiting Assistant Professor in Geology\nBates College\n \nWednesday\, November 13\, 2019\, 1 PM\n307 Bryand Global Science Center\nAbstract:  Glaciers advance in response to cooling temperatures and retreat in response to warming temperatures.  In addition to this general relationship\, glaciers also respond to changes in precipitation\, lapse rate\, wind speed\, radiation\, and topography\, among other factors.  To examine glacier sensitivity and infer past climate changes\, I use a spatially-distributed\, coupled ice-flow and mass balance model to reconstruct past glacier extents based on modern climate\, topography\, and dated moraines.  In this talk\, I will share some of my current findings and possible future collaborations with UMaine faculty.\n  URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/modeling-mountain-glaciers-to-infer-past-climate-changes-alice-doughty/ LOCATION:Bryand Global Sciences Center – Room 307 CATEGORIES:Research Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191114T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191114T110000 DTSTAMP:20260516T174124 CREATED:20190930T153753Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190930T153753Z UID:10000229-1573729200-1573729200@climatechange.umaine.edu SUMMARY:RESPONDING TO THE MENTAL HEALTH IMPACTS OF DISASTERS AND CLIMATE CHANGE - Jennifer First DESCRIPTION:Jennifer Frist\, MSW\, PhD\nAssistant Professor\, School of Social Work\nUniversity of Southern Maine\n \nThursday\, November 14\, 2019\, 11am\n138 Sawyer Conference Room\n\nAbstract:  Climate change and disaster events are growing reality in communities across the globe. Climate-change induced disaster events can cause significant psychological harm and result in a range of mental health disorders such as depression\, anxiety\, and post-traumatic stress disorder in individuals exposed to disaster events. Jennifer First will discuss her research examining the mental health impacts of climate-change and disaster events and the development of tools and resources to support wellbeing and resilience. URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/responding-to-the-mental-health-impacts-of-disasters-and-climate-change-jennifer-first/ LOCATION:138 Sawyer Environmental Research Building\, 138 Sawyer Env. Res. Building\, University of Maine CATEGORIES:Research Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191115T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191115T150000 DTSTAMP:20260516T174124 CREATED:20191112T150332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191112T150345Z UID:10000215-1573830000-1573830000@climatechange.umaine.edu SUMMARY:DISASTER\, CLIMATE\, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH - M. HARAGUCHI DESCRIPTION:Disaster\, Climate\, and Sustainable Development – An Interdisciplinary Approach \nMasa Haraguchi\, Kennedy School of Government\, Harvard University \n  \nFriday\, November 15\, 2019 – 3:00 PM \n309 Boardman Hall URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/disaster-climate-and-sustainable-development-an-interdisciplinary-approach-m-haraguchi/ LOCATION:309 Boardman Hall CATEGORIES:Research Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200130T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200130T160000 DTSTAMP:20260516T174124 CREATED:20200121T212955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200121T212955Z UID:10000220-1580400000-1580400000@climatechange.umaine.edu SUMMARY:Spatial fingerprint of deglacial temperature change in eastern North America: More than one way to kill a spruce forest - Dr. Jack Williams DESCRIPTION:Dr. Jack Williams\, UW Madison \nThursday\, January 30\, 2020 \n4 pm\, Nutting 100 \n  \nThe last deglaciation in eastern North America offers a classic system for studying climate-driven forest range dynamics during large and abrupt climate changes\, but paleoclimate and paleofire records are surprisingly scarce. In this talk\, I will first present new reconstructions of the spatial fingerprint of deglacial temperature variations in eastern North America\, then focus on the collapse of spruce woodlands in the southern Great Lakes\, to understand how temperature rises and intensified fire regimes drove forest collapse. \n  URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/spatial-fingerprint-of-deglacial-temperature-change-in-eastern-north-america-more-than-one-way-to-kill-a-spruce-forest-dr-jack-williams/ LOCATION:200 Nutting Hall CATEGORIES:Research Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200131T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200131T190000 DTSTAMP:20260516T174124 CREATED:20200123T133510Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200123T133510Z UID:10000221-1580497200-1580497200@climatechange.umaine.edu SUMMARY:Ecological Responses to Climate Change; Lessons from the Past - Jack Williams DESCRIPTION: URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/ecological-responses-to-climate-change-lessons-from-the-past-jack-williams/ LOCATION:Sea Dog\, 26 Front Street\, Bangor\, Maine CATEGORIES:Research Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200203T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200203T120000 DTSTAMP:20260516T174124 CREATED:20200108T152557Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200108T152737Z UID:10000218-1580731200-1580731200@climatechange.umaine.edu SUMMARY:CONSERVATION PALEOBIOLOGY ON ACADIA’S MOUNTAINS - Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie DESCRIPTION:CONSERVATION PALEOBIOLOGY ON ACADIA’S MOUNTAINS\nCaitlin McDonough MacKenzie\nSecond Century Stewardship Fellow\nUniversity of Maine\n\nMonday\, February 3\, 2020\, 12pm\n138 Sawyer Conference Room\n\nAbstract:  Conservation practitioners depend on accurate assessments of climate change vulnerability in allocating limited resources to protect and steward natural resources. The subalpine plants on Acadia National Park’s open granite ridges have been interpreted as post-glacial tundra relicts\, however paleoecological records above treeline are sparse and this assumption remains untested. Could subalpine plant communities in Acadia represent persistent microrefugia\, perhaps indicating high resilience in the face of regional and global climate change? Globally\, montane and alpine communities are highly vulnerable to climate change\, however there is evidence that high elevations and coastal mountains in the northeastern United States are not warming as rapidly as the rest of the region. I combine historical ecological data from a 19th century flora and paleoecological data from lake sediment cores to reconstruct vegetation assemblages on Mount Desert Island’s eponymous bare mountain tops throughout the Holocene. This ongoing work includes species-level floristic change over the past century and decadal-to-centennial vegetation dynamics from new pollen and macrofossil records collected at Sargent Mountain Pond and supports conservation management in the park.\n  URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/17493/ LOCATION:138 Sawyer Environmental Research Building\, 138 Sawyer Env. Res. Building\, University of Maine CATEGORIES:Research Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200302T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200302T120000 DTSTAMP:20260516T174124 CREATED:20200213T145329Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200213T145329Z UID:10000237-1583150400-1583150400@climatechange.umaine.edu SUMMARY:USDA FIELD STAFF USE OF CLIMATE AND WEATHER RESOURCES: PERSPECTIVES ON RESPONDING TO CHANGE - Dr. Rachel Schattman DESCRIPTION:USDA FIELD STAFF USE OF CLIMATE AND WEATHER RESOURCES:  PERSPECTIVES ON RESPONDING TO CHANGE \n  \nDr. Rachel Schattman \nAssistant Professor of Sustainable Agriculture \nUniversity of Maine School of Food and Agriculture \n  \nMonday\, March 2\, 2020\, 12pm \n307 Bryand Global Science Center \n  \nAbstract:  Agricultural service providers often work closely with producers\, and are well positioned to include weather and climate change information in the services they provide. By doing so\, they can help producers reduce risks due to climate variability and change. A national survey of United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA) field staff (n = 4621) was conducted in 2016\, accompanied by a similar survey of field staff from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS\, n = 1893).  The survey was designed to assess FSA and NRCS employees’ use of climate and weather-related data and explore their perspectives on climate change\, attitudes toward adaptation and concerns regarding climate- and weather-driven risks. Findings suggest that there are opportunities to increase employee exposure and proficiency with weather and climate information to meet the needs of American farmers by helping them to reduce risk. URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/usda-field-staff-use-of-climate-and-weather-resources-perspectives-on-responding-to-change-dr-rachel-schattman/ LOCATION:Bryand Global Sciences Center – Room 307 CATEGORIES:Research Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200303T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200303T170000 DTSTAMP:20260516T174124 CREATED:20200225T141947Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200225T142147Z UID:10000253-1583254800-1583254800@climatechange.umaine.edu SUMMARY:Exploring New Children and Camelid Sacrificial Sites in Huanchaco Bay: The Peak of the Iceberg? - Gabriel Prieto DESCRIPTION:Gabriel Prieto \nAnthropology Department\, University of Florida\nExploring New Children and Camelid Sacrificial Sites in Huanchaco Bay: The Peak of the Iceberg? \nTuesday\, March 3\, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.\nFree and open to the public\nIn the Bodwell Area\, Collins Center for the Arts\n\nIn 2019\, archaeologists announced the discovery of a mass sacrifice of children and camelids at Huanchaquito\, on the North Coast of Peru as a response to a mega ENSO (El Niño Southern Oscillation Event) occurred around 1400-1450 AD. Subsequent excavations revealed three new sites with evidence of human and animal sacrificial practices during the Chimu period (1100-1450 AD) and even during the Inca presence in this region (1450/1470 – 1532 AD). Recent C14 dates confirm that some mass sacrificial events of children and camelids started around 1200 cal AD\, suggesting that this practice is significantly earlier than previously thought. This discovery challenges the crisis-driven response theory for mass sacrifices of children and camelids and opens a new scenario in which the Chimu society used ritual violence as part of their religious and political agenda. Moreover\, current data suggests that potentially the Chimu society may have had a coastal version of Capacocha\, an Inca ceremony in which children and young adolescents were sacrificed on behalf of the Inca emperor under different circumstances. URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/anthropology-department-university-of-florida-exploring-new-children-and-camelid-sacrificial-sites-in-huanchaco-bay-the-peak-of-the-iceberg-gabriel-prieto/ LOCATION:Bodwell Area\, Collins Center for the Arts\, University of Maine\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States CATEGORIES:Research Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200306T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200306T183000 DTSTAMP:20260516T174124 CREATED:20200213T192539Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200213T192539Z UID:10000251-1583515800-1583519400@climatechange.umaine.edu SUMMARY:The National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Extreme Mt. Everest Expedition - Dr. Paul A. Mayewski DESCRIPTION:World-renowned climate scientist\, explorer Mayewski to talk about Everest expedition March 6  \n  \nWorld-renowned climate scientist and explorer Paul Mayewski will give a free\, public talk titled “The National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Extreme Mt. Everest Expedition\,” 5:30–6:30 p.m. Friday\, March 6\, in the auditorium at the Hutchinson Center in Belfast. \n  \nThe goal of the two-month multinational\, multidisciplinary National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Extreme Mt. Everest Expedition was to document people’s impacts on one of the planet’s most severe environments. \n  \nMayewski\, director of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute\, was the expedition leader and lead scientist for the international project that involved 55 science partners\, National Geographic staff\, journalists\, Sherpas and porters. \n  \nFrom Base Camp at an altitude of 17\,514 feet\, he directed the biological\, geological\, glaciological\, meteorological\, mapping and multimedia enterprise which took place all over the mountain\, both at lower elevations and nearly to the 29\,029-foot summit. \n  \nWater flowing from Himalayan glaciers is a resource for energy\, food and consumption for about 20% of the world’s population. One billion people living in the watershed will be stressed due to the shrinking of the glaciers\, Mayewski says. Initially from flooding and landslides\, and later due to drought. \n  \nThis marked Mayewski’s fourth scientific expedition on Everest\, which Tibetans call Chomolungma and Nepalis call Sagarmatha for “mother of the sky.” Mayewski has led nearly 60 research expeditions around the globe\, many in Antarctica\, where he was the first person to explore large tracts of the continent. “Mayewski Peak\,” a summit in Antarctica’s Saint Johns Range\, is named in his honor. \n  \nA video\, a summit suit\, a drill used to secure the highest ice core in the world\, and other items from the expedition will be displayed. For additional information\, read the National Geographic and UMaine Today stories. \n  \nAbout the Hutchinson Center: \nThe Hutchinson Center is an outreach center for the University of Maine in Orono\, that serves as an educational and cultural center for the midcoast area. It is named for University of Maine President Emeritus Frederick E. Hutchinson. The mission of the Hutchinson Center is to broaden access to University of Maine academic and non-degree programs and services\, lifelong learning opportunities\, and professional and career development experiences using innovative approaches that increase synergy among University of Maine System entities\, University of Maine departments and divisions\, and that engage a wider Maine community. This is accomplished by providing (1) University of Maine System degree and non-degree programming in a variety of live\, online\, distance\, and hybrid formats\, including professional and career development opportunities\, and academic counseling and support services for students\, especially for non-traditional students\, (2) conference and meeting facilities and services\, and (3) by partnering with the local community to promote education\, lifelong learning\, cultural\, and economic development opportunities that serve local communities and the University of Maine. \n  \nAbout the University of Maine:  \nThe University of Maine\, founded in Orono in 1865\, is the state’s land grant and sea grant university. As Maine’s flagship public university\, UMaine has a statewide mission of teaching\, research and economic development\, and community institutions in the Northeast and attracts students from Maine and 49 other states\, and 67 countries. It currently enrolls 11\,240 total undergraduate and graduate students who can directly participate in groundbreaking research working with world- class scholars. The University of Maine offers 35 doctoral programs and master’s degrees in 85 fields; more than 90 undergraduate majors and academic programs; and one of the oldest and most prestigious honors programs in the U.S. The university promotes environmental stewardship\, with substantial efforts campuswide aimed at conserving energy\, recycling and adhering to green building standards in new construction. For more information about UMaine\, visit umaine.edu. URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/the-national-geographic-and-rolex-perpetual-planet-extreme-mt-everest-expedition-dr-paul-a-mayewski/ LOCATION:Hutchinson Center\, 80 Belmont Ave.\, Belfast\, Maine CATEGORIES:Research Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200921T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200921T130000 DTSTAMP:20260516T174124 CREATED:20200828T202921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200828T203850Z UID:10000259-1600689600-1600693200@climatechange.umaine.edu SUMMARY:THE DEVIL’S HEAD SITE AND THE LATE WOODLAND(CERAMIC) TO CONTACT PERIOD TRANSITION IN DOWNEAST MAINE - Dr. Gabe Hrynick DESCRIPTION:Dr. Gabe Hrynick\nAssociate Professor of Anthropology\nUniversity of New Brunswick\, Fredericton\nMonday\, September 21\, 2020\, 12noon\nZOOM – Join from PC\, Mac\, Linux\, iOS or Android:\nhttps://maine.zoom.us/j/94915919868?pwd=VWhrQzVZQmkvV3E0bTJOczl0UnB6QT09\nPassword: 558487\n  \nAbstract: The Far Northeast of North America experienced some of the earliest contact by Europeans of anywhere in the Americas\, making this period crucial to understanding the history of subsequent Indigenous and European interactions. Despite the period’s significance to Wabanaki people and scholars\, there are relatively few historical records from this Protohistoric period\, and archaeological understanding of the region has focused primarily on highly visible elaborate burials\, especially from Mi’kmaw territory. In contrast\, the Devil’s Head site in Calais\, Maine\, is an example of a Late Woodland and Protohistoric period habitation site. In this talk I offer it as an example of some of the changes that may have been underway at and just before contact. I also will discuss the sea level rise\, bioturbation\, and visibility problems that may have obscured Protohistoric habitation sites in the region’s archaeological record. I conclude with some thoughts on next research steps for understanding the contact period in the Far Northeast\, emphasizing Indigenous interactions in response to Contact. URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/the-devils-head-site-and-the-late-woodlandceramic-to-cotact-period-transition-in-downeast-maine-affiliation-presentation-dr-gabe-hrynick/ CATEGORIES:Research Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200923T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200923T120000 DTSTAMP:20260516T174124 CREATED:20200917T140650Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200917T141014Z UID:10000260-1600862400-1600862400@climatechange.umaine.edu SUMMARY:Research Seminar - S. Campbell DESCRIPTION:Dr. Seth Campbell\n“The History and Future of Ice in Alaska”\n  \nWednesday – 12:00 pm EST\nSeptember 23rd\, 2020\n  \nZoom Link:\nhttps://maine.zoom.us/j/91531536473\n\n  \n  URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/earth-and-climate-science-research-seminar-s-campbell/ CATEGORIES:Research Lecture,Research Seminar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201109T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201109T120000 DTSTAMP:20260516T174124 CREATED:20201026T212342Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201026T212637Z UID:10000246-1604923200-1604923200@climatechange.umaine.edu SUMMARY:CONSTRAINING INTERGLACIAL ICE SHEET ELEVATIONS IN INTERIOR WEST ANTARCTICA - Dr. Robert Ackert DESCRIPTION:CONSTRAINING INTERGLACIAL ICE SHEET\nELEVATIONS IN INTERIOR WEST ANTARCTICA \nDr. Robert Ackert\nResearch Scientist\nDept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences\nHarvard University \nMonday\, November 9\, 2020\, 12 PM \nZoom Link\nhttps://maine.zoom.us/j/85221937569?pwd=eXRVOHBoc3BUQ2UxM1lVd1FyeUVFUT09 \n  \nAbstract: Determining the Antarctic ice response to global warming has been a focus of Antarctic research for decades due to its potential contribution to global sea level. Constraints on ice sheet geometry during past interglacial periods would provide empirical evidence for smaller ice volumes. However\, such evidence is difficult to access because it is covered by the current ice sheet. We are using shallow (<100 m) drilling along the ice sheet margin to obtain cores of the subglacial bedrock in which to measure cosmogenic nuclides. These nuclides are only produced when the surfaces are exposed to cosmic radiation. Thus\, their presence indicates the rock surface has been ice-free and the adjacent the ice surface was lower than the site. 10Be and 26Al concentrations in samples up to 28 m below the present ice surface in the Ohio Range\nindicate long exposure with intermittent ice cover during the last few hundred thousand years. Drilling at Mt.Waesche\, near the dome of the ice sheet in Marie Byrd Land\, is scheduled for next year. There we have a unique opportunity to constrain ice elevations during the last interglacial because we have identified target lava flows that were erupted from ~79 ka to ~123 ka. Ice sheet models suggest the ice sheet surface at the Ohio Range and at Mt. Waesche is several hundred meters lower during collapse events. These depths are accessible by the IDO drill rigs and will be the target of future projects. URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/constraining-interglacial-ice-sheet-elevations-in-interior-west-antarctica-dr-robert-ackert/ CATEGORIES:Research Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250922T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250922T130000 DTSTAMP:20260516T174124 CREATED:20250909T195240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T195900Z UID:10000343-1758542400-1758546000@climatechange.umaine.edu SUMMARY:CCI Lecture Series -Lino Augusto Sander de Carvalho\, Institute of Geosciences\, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro DESCRIPTION:  \nSATELLITE APPLICATIONS FOR BRAZIL’S\nENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES: THE ROLE OF\nLASA/UFRJ IN CLIMATE EXTREMES RESEARCH\nLino Augusto Sander de Carvalho\nDepartment of Meteorology\nInstitute of Geosciences\, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro\n\nMonday\, September 22nd\, 12PM\n300 Bryand Global Science Center\nhttps://maine.zoom.us/j/81207024548?pwd=h8j4L85trRbBoPp12KWWIwPnK4p73i.1&jst=2\n  \nAbstract: The Laboratory For Environmental Satellite Applications (Laboratório de Aplicações de Satélites\nAmbientais – LASA) at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro –\nUFRJ) leverages remote sensing data and climate modeling to address environmental and climate challenges across\nBrazil’s impacted ecosystems. Among its key initiatives is ALARMES\, a real-time satellite-based fire monitoring and early\nwarning system that provides rapid detection and tracking of vegetation fires\, thereby supporting emergency response\nand environmental management efforts nationwide. LASA also conducts advanced research on the increasing frequency\nof compound drought and atmospheric heatwave events and their role in triggering severe wildfire outbreaks\, such as the\n2020 Pantanal fires\, while investigating the consequent impacts on urban health and mortality. Additionally\, the\nlaboratory integrates satellite observations with atmospheric models to improve the understanding of water cycle\nvariability and inform water resource management in Brazil’s major river basins. Complementing these efforts\, LASA\napplies inland\, coastal and ocean remote sensing to monitor water ecosystems and processes critical for climate\nadaptation along Brazil’s extensive coastline. Furthermore\, research on urban climate dynamics\, including urban heat\nislands\, air quality\, and socio-environmental vulnerabilities\, informs sustainable urban planning and resilience strategies.\nThrough these multidisciplinary approaches\, LASA expects to contribute to vital knowledge and tools to support Brazil’s\nresponse to climate change\, offering insights relevant to global climate resilience and adaptation efforts.\n  URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/climate-change-institute-lecture-series-lino-augusto-sander-de-carvalho-department-of-meteorology-institute-of-geosciences-federal-university-of-rio-de-janeiro-satellite-applications-for-brazil/ LOCATION:Bryand Global Science Center – Rm 300 CATEGORIES:Research Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251103T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251103T130000 DTSTAMP:20260516T174124 CREATED:20251031T143544Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251031T143608Z UID:10000351-1762171200-1762174800@climatechange.umaine.edu SUMMARY:Climate Change Institute Affiliation Talk - Dawn M. Emerson DESCRIPTION:  \nSURVIVING THE SUN: HUMAN HEALTH RISKS AND INTERVENTIONS DURING HEAT STRESS\n \nDawn M. Emerson\nAssistant Professor\nSchool of Kinesiology\, Physical Education\, and Athletic Training\nCollege of Education and Human Development\nUniversity of Maine\n \nMonday\, November 3\, 2025\, 12PM\n300 Bryand Global Science Center\nZoom link: https://maine.zoom.us/j/83936085526?pwd=PwbB6m3aAUMmqHNgPQypWKxWUaUY6Y.1\n  \nAbstract: Global warming is increasing the incidence of heat waves and cases of heat illness across the world\, which cause financial\, structural\, and personnel strain among communities and emergency response systems. Heat illnesses can affect individuals across the lifespan and in any setting\, and victims may experience absence from work or family obligations\, long-term health consequences\, or even death. Therefore\, steps must be taken to mitigate risk\, and to prepare for critical events by developing policies and educational opportunities targeted toward the public\, communities\, and other stakeholders. This presentation will review Dr. Emerson’s work on heat illnesses\, including factors that increase an individual’s risk for developing a heat illness; provide a brief overview of the impacts of heat exposure on human health (e.g.\, cardiovascular disease\, mental health) and communities (e.g.\, emergency response); and explore potential areas of collaboration with the Climate Change Institute to advance our understanding of the impact of global warming on humans\, particularly in Maine. URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/climate-change-institute-affiliation-talk-dawn-m-emerson-2/ LOCATION:Bryand Global Science Center – Rm 300 CATEGORIES:Research Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T170000 DTSTAMP:20260516T174124 CREATED:20251007T163758Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T163923Z UID:10000345-1763049600-1763053200@climatechange.umaine.edu SUMMARY:Art\, Research and the Soundscape DESCRIPTION:Art\, Research and the Soundscape\na presentation by: the Island Soundscape Project\nA presentation about artistic research and acoustic ecology\, and how one can learn about the world by listening to it.\nThursday\, November 13\, 2025 – 4:00 PM\n300 Bryand Global Science Center URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/art-research-and-the-soundscape/ LOCATION:Bryand Global Science Center – Rm 300 CATEGORIES:Research Lecture END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR