Media & Outreach

"UMaine-led study shows mountain glacier melting is linked to shifting westerlies and likely to accelerate".from UMaine.
Bangor Daily News. 30 December 2022.
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2022/12/22/bdn-maine/umaine-led-study-shows-mountain-glacier-melting-is-linked-to-shifting-westerlies-and-likely-to-accelerate/

"Teens take on the climate change challenge in Maine".by Grace Finnell-Gudwien (and photography by Jasmine Shah).
Comer Family Foundation. 23 December 2022.
https://www.comerfamilyfoundation.org/articles/teens-take-on-the-climate-change-challenge

"UMaine-led study shows mountain glacier melting is linked to shifting westerlies and likely to accelerate".by Samantha Schipani.
UMaine News. 09 December 2022.
https://umaine.edu/news/blog/2022/12/09/umaine-led-study-shows-mountain-glacier-melting-is-linked-to-shifting-westerlies-and-likely-to-accelerate/

"Putnam, Hall, and Allen awarded $600k NSF grant for glacier research".by Samantha Schipani.
UMaine News. 20 July 2022.
https://umaine.edu/news/blog/2022/07/20/putnam-hall-and-allen-awarded-600k-nsf-grant-for-glacier-research/

"The Zealandia Switch drove rapid global ice retreat 18,000 years ago. Has it switched to a new level?".by Andrew Lorrey, Aaron E. Putnam, David J.A. Barrell, George H. Denton, and Joellen L. Russell.
The Conversation. 12 April 2022.
https://theconversation.com/the-zealandia-switch-drove-rapid-global-ice-retreat-18-000-years-ago-has-it-switched-to-a-new-level-179188

"Zealandia Switch may be the missing link in understanding ice age climates".by Margaret Nagle.
UMaine News. 12 March 2021.
https://umaine.edu/news/blog/2021/03/12/zealandia-switch-may-be-the-missing-link-in-understanding-ice-age-climates/

"Glacial termination in South America the focus of UMaine-led NSF study".by Marcus Wolf.
UMaine News. 30 March 2020.
https://umaine.edu/news/blog/2020/03/30/glacial-termination-in-south-america-the-focus-of-umaine-led-nsf-study/

"How boulders in Mongolian mountains reveal the pace of climate change".by Stephanie Fox.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 26 February 2020.
https://thebulletin.org/2020/02/how-boulders-in-mongolian-mountains-reveal-the-pace-of-climate-change/

"Summit to Shore: A look at Maine's climate research, Part 1".by Rachel Mann.
Fox 22 - WFVX Bangor. 04 September 2019.
https://www.foxbangor.com/news/item/summit-to-shore-a-look-at-maines-climate-research-part-1/

"Researchers to reconstruct Holocene climate change in Southern Hemisphere".by Margaret Nagle.
UMaine News. 26 August 2019.
https://umaine.edu/news/blog/2019/08/26/researchers-to-reconstruct-holocene-climate-change-in-southern-hemisphere/

"High Achievers: UMaine climate scientists participate in National Geographic and Rolex's Perpetual Planet Expedition to Everest to better understand 'Earth's critical life-support systems'".by Beth Staples.
Maine Today. Fall | Winter 2019.
https://umainetoday.umaine.edu/stories/2019/high-achievers/

"In search of boulders that could reveal how fast the climate is warming".by Stephanie Fox.
Video. Comer Family Foundation. October 2019.
https://www.comerfamilyfoundation.org/articles/stephanie-fox-reports-mongolia

"Following the Breadcrumbs: Glaciers dropping boulders clue us into climate changes".by Kelly Calagna.
Field blog. Medill Reports Climate Change. 09 July - 06 August 2017.
https://climatechange.medill.northwestern.edu/2017/08/09/following-the-breadcrumbs-glaciers-dropping-boulders-clue-us-into-climate-changes/

"Earth's rain belts may shift farther north, claims study".
Down to Earth 02 June 2017
http://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/earth-s-rain-belts-may-shift-farther-north-claims-new-study-58066

"Predicen que latitudes húmedas y áridas se moverán hacia el norte".
Europa Press. 02 June 2017
http://www.europapress.es/ciencia/habitat-y-clima/noticia-predicen-latitudes-humedas-aridas-moveran-norte-20170602171720.html

"Study of the past suggests Earth's rain belts may shift farther north" article by Bob Yirka.
Phys.org. 02 June 2017
https://phys.org/news/2017-06-earth-belts-shift-north.html

"Climate change will mean more rain for some - and none for others" article by Kendra Pierre-Louis.
Popular Science. 01 June 2017
http://www.popsci.com/climate-change-rain-patterns

"Climate change could foul up precipitation worldwide" article by Doyle Rice.
USA Today. 31 May 2017.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/sciencefair/2017/05/31/climate-change-could-foul-up-precipitation-worldwide/102351298/

"Warming Could Push Earth's Rains Northward" article by Andrea Thompson.
Climate Central. 31 May 2017.
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/warming-could-push-earths-rains-northward-21496

"In high sierras, remnants of ice age tell a tale of future climate" article and video by David Funkhouser
Phys.org / State of the Planet blog. 15 February 2017.
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-high-sierras-remnants-ice-age.html
http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2017/02/14/in-high-sierras-remnants-of-ice-age-tell-a-tale-of-future-climate/

"What caused the end of the Ice Age?" Podcast by Kevin Stark
Warm Regards Podcast. 18 October 2016.
https://soundcloud.com/warmregardspodcast/what-caused-the-end-of-the-ice-age

"A Trek to the Giant Mongolian Glacier" by Kevin Stark
Pacific Standard Magazine. 18 October 2016.
https://psmag.com/trekking-potanin-glacier-mongolia-mystery-climate-change-5240b435f007#.6jfqemm5d

"Comer Fellows in the Field: Destiny Washington"
Comer Family Foundation website. 01 September 2016.
http://www.comerfamilyfoundation.org/comer-fellows-in-the-field-destiny-washington/

"Comer Fellows in the Field: Aaron Putnam, Destiny Washington, & Kevin Stark"
Comer Family Foundation website. 28 June 2016.
http://www.comerfamilyfoundation.org/comer-fellows-in-the-field-aaron-putnam-destiny-washington-and-kevin-stark/

"Did weather defeat the Mongol Empire?" by Jason Thomson
Christian Science Monitor. 27 May 2016.
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/0527/Did-weather-defeat-the-Mongol-Empire

"Mongol Hordes gave up on conquering Europe due to wet weather" by Conor Gearin
New Scientist. 26 May 2016.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2090335-mongol-hordes-gave-up-on-conquering-europe-due-to-wet-weather/

"UMaine climate scientist gets major grant for research in Asia" by John Krinjak
WABI TV Channel 5 News. 18 April 2016.
http://wabi.tv/2016/04/18/umaine-climate-scientist-gets-major-grant-for-research-in-asia/

"UMaine professor seeks to learn what propels Earth out of an ice age"
Bangor Daily News. 07 April 2016.
http://bangordailynews.com/community/umaine-professor-seeks-to-learn-what-propels-earth-out-of-an-ice-age/

"The End of Ice" by Dexter Filkins.
The New Yorker. 04 April 2016 issue.
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/04/04/investigating-chhota-shigri-glacier

“Climate change research sheds light on the rise of the Mongol Empire”.
Bangor Daily News. 08 February 2016.
https://bangordailynews.com/community/climate-change-research-sheds-light-on-rise-of-mongol-empire/

“Missives from Mongolia: Chasing down the ice age” by Sarah Kramer.
Medill Reports Chicago. 20 August 2015.
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/missives-from-mongolia-chasing-down-the-ice-age/

“UMaine scientists in Mongolia seek to learn how Earth emerged from an ice age”.
Bangor Daily News. 29 June 2015.
https://bangordailynews.com/2015/06/29/news/bangor/umaine-scientists-in-mongolia-seek-to-learn-how-earth-emerged-from-an-ice-age/?ref=relatedBox

“The dust detectives” by Douglas Fox.
High Country News. 22 December 2014.
https://www.hcn.org/issues/46.22/the-dust-detectives

“History shows weather patterns may head north” by Tim Radford.
Climate News Network. 29 September 2013.
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/history-shows-weather-patterns-may-head-north-16533

“The Warming Climate Could Scorch America’s West” by John Metcalf.
Mother Jones. 25 September 2013.
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/09/warming-climate-drought-western-states

“Rainfall redistribution will make some areas warmer and drier”
Red Orbit. 24 September 2013.
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112955677/warming-will-drive-rainfall-redistribution-092413

"Knowing Earth's climate past can prepare us for the future" by Elizabeth McCarthy.
Medill Reports Chicago. 23 October 2013.
http://newsarchive.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news-225132.html

“Himalayan adventure foretells climate effects” by Tanya Lewis.
LiveScience. 21 March 2013.
http://www.livescience.com/28088-himalayan-adventure-foretells-climate-effects.html

“Clues from Last Ice Age May Hint at Drying Ahead for Some Regions” by Kim Martineau.
State of the Planet blog. 06 December 2012.
http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/12/06/clues-from-last-ice-age-may-hint-at-drying-ahead-for-some-regions/

“Measuring the impact of Bhutan’s melting glaciers”
Article and radio interview by Marco Werman of ‘The World’.
Public Radio International. 17 October 2012.
http://www.pri.org/stories/2012-10-17/measuring-impact-bhutans-melting-glaciers

Scientist at Work blog
The New York Times
Series of 12 articles documenting expedition to the Bhutan Himalaya in the Fall of 2012.
http://scientistatwork.blogs.nytimes.com/author/aaron-putnam/

"Climate Insight from a Magical Mountain Range" by Justin Gillis.
The New York Times. 13 August 2012.
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/13/climate-insight-from-a-magical-mountain-range/?_r=0

"Shrinking Glaciers: A Chronology of Climate Change" documentary.
Science Bulletins. American Museum of Natural History. July 2012.
http://www.amnh.org/explore/science-bulletins/%28watch%29/earth/documentaries/shrinking-glaciers-a-chronology-of-climate-change

"Scientists nail down past climate record to show high stakes of global warming" by Megan Taylor Morrison and Gretchen Roecker.
Medill Reports Chicago. 12 Oct 2011.
http://newsarchive.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news-190241.html

"Where's the water? Signs of ancient lakes in China's parched desert" by Rosa Lin and Gretchen Roecker.
Medill Reports Chicago. 11 Oct 2011.
http://newsarchive.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news-190203.html

“Climates of Northern and Southern hemispheres differed in past ages but both are heating up now” by Rosa Lin.
Medill Reports Chicago. 11 Oct 2011.
http://newsarchive.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news-190231.html