Climate change has been setting temperature records across the globe this month.
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Coastal Meetup events coming to South Portland
Coastal Meetups are a series of events happening this summer ran by the South Portland Sustainability Department, the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI), and the city’s Comprehensive Plan team. The meetup events are looking for community engagement in planning for coastal flooding events. The events are free to the public, and registration is strongly […]
Our View: Amid deadly heat wave, some good news on the climate
There is a boom occurring in clean energy, and we are all reaping the benefits.
Scientists detect sign that a crucial Atlantic Ocean current is near collapse
The new analysis is at odds with the most recent report from the United Nations, which drew on multiple climate models and concluded with ‘medium confidence’ that the Atlantic’s circulation system will not fully collapse this century.
Climate change leaves fingerprints on July heat waves around the globe, study says
Climate scientists say this month’s heat is likely the hottest Earth has been in about 120,000 years, easily the hottest of human civilization.
New evacuations ordered in Greece as high winds and heat fuel wildfires
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.
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.
Florida Keys coral reefs already bleaching as water temperatures hit record highs
Surface temperatures around the Keys have been averaging about 91 degrees, well above the normal mid-July average of 85 degrees.
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.
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.