When things get too hot, bumblebees use their wings as fans. But the insects’ best attempts to cool off could fail as air and soil temperatures rise, the researchers write, warning that ‘heat stress may be lethal even if slightly elevated above optimum.’
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Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Students to help Casco Bay communities plan for a warmer, wetter future
The students will be asked to research and design novel ways of living and working in Portland, South Portland and the Casco Bay islands as the climate changes.
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Posted inOpinion
Opinion: Maine needs to get serious about addressing food waste
It’s hard to accept we’re wasting so much food when so many people are struggling with hunger. A proven solution beckons.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, News
Climate change is rarely mentioned in top-rated films of the last decade
A new report co-authored by a Colby College professor includes a climate scorecard for movies that found only about 1 in 10 of the last decade’s top films even mention the topic.
Posted inTimes Record
Bath storm recovery panel, delayed by nor’easter, finally meets
The panel, which was delayed by severe weather in early April, finally met in Bath to discuss how waterfront communities are recovering after the January storms — and others that followed.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine’s wharf owners scramble to repair what they can before lobstering season starts
Contractors are hard to come by amid the mounting demand to repair damage from January storms that battered the coast. Now, many are patching their own wharves, hoping they can hold out until the real work can be done.
Posted inMaine
‘Relatively cool’ year in Gulf of Maine still 5th hottest on record
The average temperature of 52.6 degrees was 1.9 degrees above the long-term average.
Posted inNews
Gulf of Maine had one of its hottest years in 2023, part of a worldwide trend
It was the fifth-warmest year on record for the Gulf of Maine, a body of water critical to commercial fishing and other maritime industries.
Posted inNation & World, News
African farmers look to the past and the future to address climate change
With over 60% of the world’s uncultivated land, Africa should be able to feed itself, some experts say. And yet three in four people across the continent cannot afford a healthy diet.
Posted inScarborough Leader
Federal grant for Scarborough Marsh climate work hailed as ‘monumental’
The Scarborough Land Trust and partnering groups will receive $1.4 million for projects and planning to protect the marsh from the impacts of climate change.