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PublishedJuly 11, 2024
Climate change is driving frequent storm damage, CMP says
Severe weather and its impact on Maine infrastructure are prompting many to once again point the finger at one looming culprit: climate change.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2024
Pilot program will pay Maine’s big forest owners to increase carbon storage
The foundation estimates the 12,000 enrolled acres have the potential to store an additional 250,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide through the adoption of climate-smart practices.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2024
Las Vegas hits record of 5th day of 115 degrees as heat wave broils U.S.
A prolonged heat wave has baked Las Vegas in its record fifth consecutive day of temperatures sizzling at 115 degrees or greater
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PublishedJuly 10, 2024
South Portland and Portland downtowns are Maine’s hottest ‘heat islands’
Find out which Maine neighborhoods amplify rising temperatures the most, and what can be done about it.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2024
Beryl heads toward Jamaica as major hurricane after ripping through southeast Caribbean
The storm has broken several records, including marking the farthest east that a hurricane has formed in the tropical Atlantic in June.
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PublishedJune 25, 2024
Looming flood threat: Maine coastal infrastructure at risk as soon as 2030
The Union of Concerned Scientists predicts that high-tide flooding caused by rising seas will hit critical facilities with a few years if emissions stay the same.
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PublishedJune 24, 2024
Nonprofit’s $500 grants help cut residents’ home insurance costs after wildfire
Five years after the 2018 Camp Fire killed 85 people and destroyed 90% of the homes here, residents of Paradise, California, face a new struggle: Finding homeowner's insurance.
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PublishedJune 24, 2024
Midwest rail bridge collapses in flooding as a heat wave persists across much of the U.S.
Forecasters said the heat wave will continue early in the week in the Southeast, portions of the South and the Plains.
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PublishedJune 23, 2024
As seasonal home sales grow in Maine, businesses pop up to watch them
Maine has the highest percentage of second homes in the country, and Portland has been named the nation's hottest luxury real estate market for almost a year. Entrepreneurs are cashing in on the trend.
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PublishedJune 22, 2024
Heat wave gives Maine a sneak peek at summers of the future
Maine isn't used to or prepared for the heat that's coming our way, experts say, and some communities are more vulnerable than others.
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