climate change
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PublishedAugust 14, 2023
Hawaii’s governor warns scores more could be dead following wildfires on Maui
The blazes that consumed most of the historic town of Lahaina, are already the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century, with a death toll of at least 96.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2023
The Maine Millennial: A long-term view on climate requires near-term sacrifice
I’m not satisfied that a green-energy future is a priority of an investor-owned Maine power company.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2023
Maine Voices: Let’s hope we’re approaching a public opinion tipping point on climate
Most of our legislators understand that the planet is in serious trouble but, concerned about being voted out of office, will not act.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2023
Maine’s salt marshes play key role in fight against climate change, new report says
The state has at least 84 square miles of blue carbon reservoirs, which store at least 1.7 million tons of carbon in the soil and vegetation. That much carbon is equal to the annual emissions of 1.25 million passenger cars.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2023
Commentary: What does climate change have to do with migration? More than you think
Many politicians and public officials frame climate migration as one simple story: a threat to national security. There’s way more to it than that.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2023
Scientists look beyond climate change, El Nino for other factors heating up the Earth
Scientists are wondering if global warming and El Nino have an accomplice in fueling this summer’s record-shattering heat.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2023
Unprecedented damage from storms this year is upending the insurance industry
The storms in the U.S. were so severe, there were 10 that resulted in damages of $1 billion or more, and Texas was the state most severely effected.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2023
European scientists make it official: July was hottest month on record by far
Arizona, Florida, Maine and New Mexico had their warmest Julys on record.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2023
Antarctica risks ‘cascades of extreme events’ as Earth warms, study says
Scientists are alarmed at how Antarctic ice has failed to grow back after hitting an all-time low in February – a deviation so extreme from the norm that it’s been dubbed a 'six sigma event,' or once-in-a-7.5-million-year phenomenon.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2023
Commentary: Why not tax private jets out of business?
The industry not only exploits our planet’s resources but also makes the rest of us subsidize the lifestyles of the ultra-rich.
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