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Ocean, land, and temperature change
To grasp how the ocean affects these patterns, we need to explore its key processes: heat distribution, ocean currents, and ocean-atmosphere interactions. SEE MORE
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Category: Fathoming
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Strategies for a climate-ready coast
For Maine’s rocky shores, offshore seaweed habitats and oyster reefs can effectively reduce wave energy. Restored kelp forests in Norway have cut wave height by up to 50% and wave energy by 70-80%, enhancing shoreline stability. SEE MORE
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Small fish, big role
In 2021, Maine’s commercial harvesters landed 22.1 million pounds valued at $9.5 million (Maine Department of Marine Resources data). SEE MORE
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Hope: A framework for climate action
Hope is a framework for action. There is a great distinction between hoping (which is all about action) and wishing (which is passive, having a desire but believing there is nothing we can do). SEE MORE
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The importance of measuring greenhouse gases
Greenhouse gas assessments provide measurable evidence to show consumers environmentally friendly practices. SEE MORE
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Unhealthy progression: algae, bacteria, and hypoxia
Fishermen love their coffee, but they don’t want the ocean to look like it! Last summer, that is just what the ocean looked like across the Gulf of Maine, from Penobscot Bay to Martha's Vineyard. The brown water was the result of a massive bloom of microscopic algae (otherwise known… SEE MORE
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Look to nature to manage rising seas
As we all are painfully aware after January’s damaging coastal storms, our shores are vulnerable to flooding and, unfortunately, climate scientists are warning that these events are becoming more common as sea levels rise. As daunting as this might feel, we can act now to reduce our vulnerability. The solutions… SEE MORE
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The story of the forgotten sea mink
A group scientists and community members supported by the National Science Foundation are working to understand the role the sea mink played in Maine... SEE MORE
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From here to there: why transportation matters
The people who live on Maine’s 15 unbridged, year-round islands are inspiring and a model of resilience. Despite the many logistical and resource-based challenges they experience from living separated from the mainland, they find solutions through cooperation and pure genius. Perhaps no other topic highlights this better than island transportation.… SEE MORE
