The culprit is a warming Gulf of Maine. But researchers caution that the forecast may be overly dire because lobsters could respond to the warming in unexpected ways.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Weather Channel wades into climate debate with candidate interviews
It’s the first time the network has gotten involved directly in a political campaign.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Carbon pricing will help insure Earth against climate change
Just as President Reagan embraced a plan to heal the ozone layer, today’s leaders, including Maine Sens. Collins and King, can take action to limit excessive warming.
Posted inAnimals, Maine, News
Maine could lose loons and other bird species by end of century, Audubon reports
The report released Thursday by the National Audubon Society shows that 106 of 187 breeding bird species in Maine will be threatened or lost in the next 80 years if global temperatures increase 3 degrees Celsius, as projected.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Yarmouth History Center screening climate change movie
YARMOUTH — The Yarmouth History Center is hosting a showing of the documentary, “The Human Element,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17. The documentary follows environmental photographer James Balog on his quest to highlight Americans on the frontlines of climate change, “inspiring us (all) to re-evaluate our relationship with the natural world,” the Historical Society’s […]
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Portland poet, 92, writes about climate change, degradation of Earth
Jackie Moore avoids sentimentality and presents nature with a sense of awe, wonder and despair.
Posted inNation & World
Louisiana hopes to fight coastal erosion by mimicking nature
Skeptics question whether the plan poses its own environmental risks.
Posted inNation & World, News
‘Flash drought’ worsening across 14 Southern states
Nearly 20% of the lower 48 is experiencing drought conditions, with record heat and little rainfall worsening circumstances.
Posted inNation & World
Soaring eagle to film crumbling Alpine glaciers as Earth warms
Victor, the white-tailed eagle, will fly through Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and end his tour in France.
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Maine nonprofit launches global effort to help small farms cut greenhouse gas emissions
The initiative seeks to boost yields while building up carbon in their soil, reducing the effects of climate change.