climate change
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2020
South Portland council rejects tree-saving development moratorium
A majority of city councilors said they want to preserve open space and trees but don't believe a moratorium is necessary.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2020
China, top greenhouse gas emitter, aims to go carbon-neutral by 2060
The goal will be a challenge for the country, which relies heavily on coal for its electricity.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2020
Underwater and on fire: U.S. climate change magnifies extremes
The West is in the 20th year of a 'megadrought,' while bigger downpours in the East are becoming more common.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2020
This summer, fast-warming Gulf of Maine recorded its hottest day
Researchers have known for several years that the Gulf of Maine is heating up faster than 99% of the world’s large bodies of saltwater.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2020
Two major Antarctic glaciers are tearing loose from their restraints, scientists say
Satellite images show that a naturally occurring buffer system that prevents the glaciers from flowing outward rapidly is breaking down, potentially unleashing far more ice into the sea in coming years.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2020
Western fires raise fight over climate change prior to Trump’s visit
The Democratic governors say the fires are a consequence of climate change, while the Trump administration has blamed poor forest management for the flames that have raced through the region.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2020
Trump spurns science on climate as he and Biden face off over wildfires
The president suggests that the planet is going to start to unexpectedly cool, which experts say is at odds with reality.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2020
Portland records its hottest summer on record – again
With an average temperature of 70.5 degrees, the summer of 2020 was more than 3 degrees warmer than 'normal.'
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PublishedAugust 30, 2020
Our View: Challenges facing lobster industry should stay in the spotlight
The industry, besieged with short- and long-term struggles, got a lot of attention last week. That needs to continue when it’s not an election year.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2020
Death Valley’s brutal 130 degrees may be record if verified
The western heat wave is due to a “massive dome of high pressure” that keeps roasting the West.
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