{"id":699,"date":"2021-02-01T13:29:19","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T18:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/climatechronology\/?page_id=699"},"modified":"2025-12-04T12:35:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T17:35:28","slug":"home-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/climatechronology\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to A Climate Chronology. This project was inspired by my first career managing complex litigation, where creating a chronology of important events was a key strategy. Under development since 2012, this chronology has been a resource for students in my environmental law and climate policy courses. It is a 450 page searchable color-coded record of events in climate<strong>&nbsp;science<\/strong>,<strong>U.S. policy<\/strong>, and <strong>international policy<\/strong>, starting in 1824. It is updated every January. With references and web links to documents, news, and commentary, it is intended as a springboard for research, contemplation, and action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We invite you to send feedback to <a href=\"mailto:sharon.tisher@maine.edu\">sharon.tisher@maine.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/soe\/faculty-and-staff\/tisher\/\">Sharon S. 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