global warming
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2023
The threat of wildfires is rising. So are new artificial intelligence solutions to fight them
Wildfires fueled by climate change have ravaged communities from Maui to the Mediterranean this summer, fueling demand for new solutions.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2023
Climate change takes habitat from big fish, the ocean’s key predators
Sharply warming water temperatures may push large fish such as sharks and tunas farther and farther north.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2023
Upcoming exhibit depicts artists’ ocean connections and concerns
Three Maine artists hope their show, "Alight on the Rocky Shores: This is not an exhibition on lighthouses," will promote protection of a vulnerable environment.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2023
Maine Voices: What about the many unknowns facing Pine Tree Power?
The economic forecasting makes big claims while failing to take into account two very major variables.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2023
Record sea ice melt in Antarctica doomed thousands of penguin chicks to a watery grave
Using satellite imagery, researchers found that four of five observed emperor penguin colonies in the Bellingshausen Sea region experienced 'catastrophic breeding failure,' meaning that no chicks born in 2022 are believed to have survived.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2023
Maine Voices: Let’s hope we’re approaching a public opinion tipping point on climate
Most of our legislators understand that the planet is in serious trouble but, concerned about being voted out of office, will not act.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2023
The Conversation: America faces a power disconnection crisis amid rising heat: In 31 states, utilities can shut off electricity for nonpayment in a heat wave
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PublishedJuly 7, 2023
World shipping body votes on ‘historic’ emissions cuts to curb warming
The world's shipping nations also agreed to interim goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20%, aiming for 30% by 2030, and by at least 70%, aiming for 80%, by 2040.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2023
Tuesday set an unofficial record for the hottest day on Earth. Wednesday may break it.
The globe's average temperature reached 62.9 degrees Fahrenheit on Tuesday, according to University of Maine scientists.
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PublishedMay 8, 2023
Warming-stoked tides eating huge holes in Greenland glacier
Scientists now fear increasingly warmer water in daily tides are doing much more damage to one of Greenland's glaciers than they thought.
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