Thacher CarterThe 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. Hello from Belém, Brazil! My name is Thacher Carter, and I am a J.D. Candidate at UMaine School of Law where I […]
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Nestor Walters Good morning, good day. My name is Samuel Walters. I am not native, but I live and study in ckuwaponahk — the land where the sun first looks our way. To begin, I thank the ancestors and ask for their blessing. Disclaimer: This is a work of reflection, not journalism. Names of people […]
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Stephanie Forbes 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. After our first full day on the ground in Belém, our group has started to navigate the chaos that is a […]
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The University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute is once again present at the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The 30th iteration of these negotiations is taking place over the next two weeks in Belém, Brazil. Throughout the conference, our delegation will provide insights, analysis, and on-the-ground reporting […]
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Expedition Location: Kluane Lake Research Station Expedition Dates: 6/2/2025- 6/10/2025 Field Team Members: Dominic Winski, Inga Kindstedt, Sicely Sohn (report author) Funding Support: Sturgis Exploration Fund Introduction: Far north regions are warming at an accelerated rate compared to the global average (Williamson et al., 2020). Non-polar ice in the Gulf of Alaska region carries a […]
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Expedition Location: Laramie and the Snowy Range, WyomingExpedition Dates: July 7–18, 2025Field Team Members: Morgan Anderson* and Dr. Dulcinea GroffFunding Support: Robert and Judith Sturgis Family Foundation Exploration Fund IntroductionTracing the history of seabird populations through time reveals how these coastalspecies have weathered past climate change and offers clues about their future in a rapidlywarming […]
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Expedition Location: Ponta Delgada, Azores – Nuuk, Greenland Expedition Dates: July 2025 Field Team Members: Cory Limberger (PhD Student, UMaine) , Field Trip Leaders, Kerim Nisancioglu and Endre Tvinnereim (University of Bergen). Funding Support: The Churchill Exploration Fund and SAUNNA NRT Background: I had the opportunity to participate in the One Ocean Expedition, conducting oceanographic research and fieldwork with […]
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Ice core analysis reveals cooling period 6 M years ago. Scientists have extracted ice cores from Antarctica dating back 6 million years, which represents the oldest ice cores directly dated, according to a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Analysis of water and air from the ice reveals a significant cooling period […]
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Expedition Location: Kluane Lake, Yukon, CanadaExpedition Dates: June 2-10, 2025Field Team Members: Dominic Winski*, Sicily Sohn, Inga Kindstedt (report author)Funding Support: Sturgis Exploration Fund Introduction: The Gulf of Alaska (GoA) region, which includes Alaska, the Yukon and parts of British Columbia, contains over 40 mm of sea level rise in its many alpine glaciers and […]
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The institute will have an interim director until June 2027. Paul Mayewski (left) stepped down as the director of the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine this fall. Dan Sandweiss (right) will lead the institute as interim director for the next few years. Amid a tumultuous time for climate change research, Paul Mayewski […]
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