Climate Change Institute

John K. DeLaski, M.D. practiced medicine in the Penobscot Bay region of Maine and, in addition, was a naturalist with keen powers of observation. His study of the landscape led to the conclusion that a thick glacier had overtopped the highest hills, flooded all of Penobscot Bay, extended far to the east and west and […]

The Free Press reported Kisei Tanaka, a doctoral student at the University of Maine, was one of several presenters at the 40th annual Maine Fishermen’s Forum held in Rockport. Tanaka, who spoke during a session on climate change, explained a new computer model developed to show prime lobster habitat in the Gulf of Maine, according […]

Jacquelyn Gill, an assistant professor of paleoecology and plant ecology at the University of Maine, was quoted in an article published in the journal Nature that focuses on sexual harassment and assault during field research and on campuses. The topic has gained less attention in scientific fields with greater gender equality, such as ecology, according […]

Ivan Fernandez, professor in the School of Forest Resources and the Climate Change Institute, introduced the Maine’s Climate Future: 2015 Update report at the Maine Organic Farmers and Growers Association’s conference “Farming in the Face of Climate Change” on March 7, in Unity, Maine. He described the report’s focus and the history of state activities […]

Ivan Fernandez, professor in the School of Forest Resources and the Climate Change Institute, was appointed to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Science Advisory Board’s (SAB) Clear Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) in Washington DC. He will serve on the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Review Panel for Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) and […]

The University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute (CCI) was mentioned in a Portland Press Herald article about Sen. Angus King partnering with Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska to influence U.S. policies on Arctic issues. King and Murkowski announced the creation of an “Arctic Caucus” in the Senate, stating they believe the United States should be […]

Earth’s Greenhouse Effect —  March 5, 2015     MAASCH: “If not for the greenhouse effect, life as we know it would not exist on this planet.” That’s Kirk Maasch of the University of Maine. He explains that like any good home in a cold region, our planet has a heating system. It’s called the […]

“Maine’s Climate Future: 2015 Update,” a new report from the University of Maine, was featured in stories by the Maine Public Broadcasting Network and the Associated Press. The report highlights the effects of climate change in Maine, such as intense precipitation events, warming temperatures in the atmosphere and ocean, and rising sea levels. Ivan Fernandez, […]

UMaine report updates climate challenges, encourages proactive preparation. ORONO, Maine — Continuing or accelerating warming of the atmosphere and ocean. Intense precipitation events. Rising sea levels. These are signs of climate change, and all of them are affecting Maine people, according to Maine’s Climate Future: 2015 Update, a new report from the University of Maine. […]

Sean Birkel, a research assistant professor at the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute, was quoted in the Portland Press Herald article, “Ocean scientists report ‘unprecedented’ spike in sea level off Portland several years ago.” Scientists at the University of Arizona, with help from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, found sea levels off Portland […]