Temperatures reached the low of over 104 degrees Fahrenheit in parts of the Greek mainland Monday, a day after soaring as high as 113 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Americans are moving toward climate danger in search of cheaper homes
Migration to places at high risk from heat, floods and fires rose over the past two years, a new analysis by Redfin finds.
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Maine pledges to install 175,000 more heat pumps by 2027
Maine met its goal to install 100,000 heat pumps two years ahead of schedule. So Gov. Janet Mills is raising the bar, hoping that general state and federal incentives will help Maine lower heating bills and meet its climate goals.
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Northeast floods devastate farmers as months of labor, crops swept away
Storms dumped up to 2 months’ worth of rain in a couple of days in parts of the region.
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As smoke shrouds Maine skies, scientist foresees more on the horizon
‘What we are seeing are climate change impacts in the here and now,’ says Gail Carlson, a Colby College professor.
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Heat waves like one that’s killed 14 in southern U.S. become more frequent, enduring
Scientists and medical experts say such deaths caused by extreme heat will only increase in the U.S. each summer without more action to combat climate change.
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The places in the U.S. most at risk for extreme rainfall
In some areas of the country, devastating precipitation is becoming more common as the world grows warmer, according to new data released Monday by the nonprofit First Street Foundation.
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Hardwoods hit hard by late spring frost begin to recover
Oak and beech trees were the hardest hit by a late spring freeze in mid-May where some areas around Oxford Hills saw temperatures dip down into the mid-20s.
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Sea rise, extreme temperatures expected to send more people to inland Maine, climate expert says
Nathan Phillips, a professor at Boston University, told an audience at a two-day conference in Skowhegan this week that rising sea levels and temperature extremes in the South will displace millions and force migration inland and to the North.
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Supreme Court limits federal power over wetlands, boosts property rights over clean water
By a 5-4 vote, the justices boosted property rights over concerns about clean water, writing that wetlands can only be regulated if they have a ‘continuous surface connection’ to larger, regulated bodies of water.