Maine Climate Office News

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has highlighted work by the Maine Sea Grant College Program at the University of Maine in the U.S. Government’s Climate Resilience Toolkit. The project, which was led by Esperanza Stancioff of Maine Sea Grant and University of Maine Cooperative Extension and funded by NOAA’s Climate Program Office, focused […]

Is this downstream propagation of the wave what caused record warmth to eastern North America last week? Check out Sean Birkel’s Climate Reanalyzer blog post “Rare December Melt at the North Pole” to understand what is happening.

The Gulf of Maine Council’s Climate Network is pleased to share the September issue of the Gulf of Maine Region Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook (PDF) — reporting on weather events in the past three months and looking ahead to what the Fall may have in store. There was wide variability throughout the summer season […]

The climate is changing: changing moisture, increased temperature, accelerated growth and distribution of pollen, increased allergic reactions. Scientists agree that climate impacts are the defining issue of our time. Thankfully, many are working to build a framework for climate future planning. In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill hails the work of […]

Talk of increasing carbon emissions doesn’t seem to be producing much progress combating climate change. Some are hoping that a shift in the conversation, to address human health issues, will have greater impact. An update to “Death by Degrees: the Health Crisis of Climate Change in Maine” will be sent to each Maine legislator from […]

The recently updated Maine’s Climate Future report details climate related changes that have occurred and predictions based on current trends. Using findings from this report, Sea Grant has released an animated video that describes changes in the Gulf of Maine as they relate to the iconic lobster industry. View “The Lobster Pot Heats Up“, produced […]

The University of Maine Apple IPM Program Ag-Radar website translates weather data into guidance to help apple growers identify the need and timing for management activities such as pest monitoring, pesticide application, thinning and harvest. For each site, there are 48 tables and charts of weather data, crop and pest development models, and pesticide application […]

Since 2010 our coast-wide research and outreach initiatives through the Sustainability Solutions Initiative at the UMaine George Mitchell Center have allowed our research team to explore the impacts, vulnerabilities, and potential solutions with municipalities based on a changing climate. The purpose of NOAA’s National Sea Grant Coastal Communities Climate Adaptation Initiative (CCCAI) grant is to […]

We tend not to think that much about the Arctic living in the lower 48. After all, mid-Maine is barely halfway between the Equator and the North Pole. But the Arctic has and will continue to play a major role in our lives. Maine has a long history of fishing, shipping and exploration in the […]

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. Recent consequences include: a record number of reported Lyme disease cases; […]