climate change
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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
Summer camps are for getting kids outdoors, but more frequent heat waves force changes
What do you do when it's too hot for the traditional end-of-camp bonfire?
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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
Helicopters scramble to rescue people in flooded Iowa town while much of U.S. toils in heat
Gov. Kim Reynolds declared a disaster for 21 counties in northern Iowa, including Sioux County, which includes Rock Valley.
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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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PublishedJune 21, 2024
Maine asks judge to dismiss EV lawsuit that claims state is failing to reach climate goals
Environmentalists filed the lawsuit after state officials delayed ruling on a policy that would have boosted the sales of electric vehicles.
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PublishedJune 20, 2024
Maine home insurance rates are rising. Blame climate change.
More frequent and intense weather extremes and rising sea levels will drive up Maine home insurance premiums by 19% this year, the second-highest increase in the U.S., a recent report says.
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PublishedJune 19, 2024
Scorching temperatures, humidity making life miserable for millions from Midwest to Maine
Even before noon on Wednesday, the heat index in Maine soared to 100 degrees in Portland and Waterville with 103 in Sanford and Fryeburg, according to News Center Maine meteorologist Jason Nappi.
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