From the piers in Casco Bay to the marinas of the midcoast and wharves along Downeast shorelines, working waterfronts are crucial to Maine’s economy and communities. Faced with the threat of rising sea levels, stronger and more frequent storms, aging infrastructure and development pressures, Gov. Janet Mills and her administration have developed strategies and nature-based […]
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Baku, Azerbaijan, November 11th – 22nd, 2024. Over the next two weeks, members of the University of Maine and Maine Law delegation will be following key negotiation streams including discussions linked to a new global goal for annual investments in climate policy, carbon trading mechanisms, adaptation for Indigenous communities, and operationalizing the loss and damage fund. […]
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WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) interviewed Sean Birkel, Maine state climatologist, on the drought affecting Maine. Birkel, assistant research professor with the Climate Change Institute and University of Maine Cooperative Extension, said the drought is beginning to affect ground moisture and water well supply, but isn’t yet considered severe. Upcoming precipitation could better prepare […]
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Expedition Location: Tierra del Fuego, Chile Expedition Dates: March 7-April 5, 2024 Field Team Members: Dr. Brenda Hall* (co-PI), Dr. Thomas Lowell* (co-PI), Dr. Rodrigo Soteres (Postdoc), Meghan Spoth (PhD student), Maraina Miles (PhD student), Sera Thomas (MS student), Annika Schmidt (MS student) Funding Support: Dan and Betty Churchill Exploration Fund Introduction How rapid was […]
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Baku, Azerbaijan, November 11th – 22nd, 2024. Over the next two weeks, members of the University of Maine and Maine Law delegation will be following key negotiation streams including discussions linked to a new global goal for annual investments in climate policy, carbon trading mechanisms, adaptation for Indigenous communities, and operationalizing the loss and damage fund. […]
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WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) interviewed University of Maine associate professor of glaciology Seth Campbell and professor Chris Gerbi on a federal grant that will boost UMaine’s efforts to research snowpack and meltwater. Recent storms in Maine highlight the urgent need to understand climate change effects on the state’s water resources.
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Emma Skelton, University of Maine, was awarded a Phi Kappa Phi Love of Learning Award in 2024. About the Award Love of Learning Awards help fund post-baccalaureate professional development for active Phi Kappa Phi members to include (but not be limited to): Graduate or professional studies, doctoral dissertations, continuing education, career development, travel related to […]
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A recent paper published in Science Advances by Newton Magalhães (Rio de Janeiro State University, Brazil) and co-authored by Climate Change Institute post doc Mariusz Potocki and director Paul Mayewski demonstrates that refractory black carbon related to fires in the Southern Hemisphere and shipborne tourism has a regional impact on Antarctic Peninsular ice melt. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adp1682
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A study co-led by Dartmouth College and University of Maine researchers provides new insight into how global pollution has altered the Arctic atmosphere. UMaine Climate Change Institute scientists Karl Kreutz, who also directs the School of Earth and Climate Sciences, and Dominic Winski co-authored a study published in the journal Nature Geoscience which detailed how […]
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