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Andrei Kurbatov – PAGES working group PaleoIMAGING

Andrei Kurbatov participated in the proposal submittedto the PAGES (Past Global Changes) Executive Committee to establish thenew working group PaleoIMAGING. It has been formally approved by the PAGES. In their acceptance letter, the PAGES leadership highlighted the strategic importance of the working group’s objectives, particularly the development of open-access data curation and sharing protocols and […]

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New PAGES PaleoIMAGING working group

The Climate Change Institute participated in the proposal submitted to the PAGES (Past Global Changes) Executive Committee to establish the new working group PaleoIMAGING. It has been formally approved by the PAGES. In their acceptance letter, the PAGES leadership highlighted the strategic importance of the working group’s objectives, particularly the development of open-access data curation […]

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Sandweiss discusses Peruvian serpent mountain with Science News

Science News featured Daniel Sandweiss, professor of anthropology and climate studies at the University of Maine, commenting on new research into Peru’s Monte Sierpe, or “Serpent Mountain.” Sandweiss said the study “makes a strong case” that Inca rulers repurposed the massive earthwork, known for its thousands of carved holes, as a system for receiving and […]

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COP30 Day 6: Water at the Center of Climate Action

Keiran Lorentzen, Maine Law The views expressed herein belong exclusively to the delegate attending COP30 to observe and study international climate governance; they do not necessarily reflect those of the University or the Climate Change Institute. Today, November 15, 2025, COP30 is continuing in Belém. While this is the last day that the University of […]

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COP30 Day 5: At the Gateway to the Amazon: Notes From COP30 in Belém

Adam Fortier-Brown The views expressed herein belong exclusively to the delegate attending COP30 to observe and study international climate governance; they do not necessarily reflect those of the University or the Climate Change Institute. The United Nation’s annual climate conference, COP30, is being hosted in Belém, Brazil: The “gateway to the Amazon.”  Hosting COP here […]

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