Paul Andrew Mayewski, director of the Climate Change Institute and a distinguished professor at the University of Maine, has led more than 55 research expeditions into some of the most remote regions of the planet to study climate change and how humans have been involved. He will share discoveries from his research on ice cores, stories of his expedition adventures, the latest scientific thinking about climate change, and new tools to address it in a program hosted by the Great Salt Bay Environmental Club. All are welcome and encouraged to attend the free talk and discussion at 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 10 in the gymnasium of Great Salt Bay Community School, located at 559 Main St., Damariscotta.
Mayewski and his institute colleagues utilize their scientific findings and newly developed software to provide scientists, the public, and others transparent access to physical and chemical climate data. They are building “climate futures,” a new framework for climate understanding and prediction.
Called “The Indiana Jones of Climate Research,” Mayewski has authored more than 425 peer-reviewed scientific publications and two popular books. In addition, he has received many national and international awards and medals, and has appeared in hundreds of media venues including multiple appearances on CBS’ “60 Minutes,” the Emmy Award-winning “Years of Living Dangerously,” BBC, and NPR.
The Great Salt Bay Environmental Club is a group of seventh- and eighth-grade students who are concerned about the world they will be entering as adults. They have organized to help their community better understand the environmental issues facing Midcoast Maine and beyond.
