The city’s average temperature this summer was 2.5 degrees above normal, contributing to an overall warming trend for Maine.
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Posted inNation & World
Snowstorms in summer? Here’s a look at a wild week of U.S. weather
The week of extreme weather across the nation includes a heat wave, tropical storm, landslide, flash flood and snow.
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Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine
Maine hospitals launch green initiatives to offset high energy use
The changes at Northern Light Health and MaineHealth include discontinuing certain anesthetic gases and pivoting to renewable heating sources.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine’s first satellite is ready for orbit, but launch is delayed
MESAT-1, one of 8 nano-satellites set to hitch a ride aboard Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket, will collect climate data for experiments designed by Falmouth, Fryeburg and Saco students.
Posted inMaine, News
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.
Posted inMaine, News
Report lays out Maine’s latest climate projections. Here’s what you need to know.
Scientists and working groups weigh in on all aspects of climate change, from heat waves to soaring pollen counts to sea level rise, to help the Maine Climate Council set new goals for the second installment of Maine Won’t Wait, the state’s climate action plan.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine
Pick-your-own strawberry farms open with a promising start
Farmers are optimistic about this season after wet weather last spring hurt the crop and business.
Posted inMaine, News
‘The worst I’ve ever seen’: York County highlights storm damage, vulnerability during state commission tour
County leaders told Maine’s new Infrastructure Rebuilding and Resilience Commission that they need more support to recover from devastating storms and plan for the future.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Climate change is already affecting Mainers’ health, doctors say
The most direct link between climate change and public health in Maine can be found between warming temperatures and heat-related illnesses and diseases spread by ticks that no longer die off in winter.
Posted inOpinion
Opinion: What about us, as Mainers, makes the climate transition tough to swallow?
Grid expansion is imperative for the state.