The newly formed panel aims travel around Maine to identify storm-ravaged communities whose needs do not fit neatly into federal disaster relief categories.
Maine Climate Council
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Maine is playing ‘catch-up’ to prepare for health impacts of climate change
That’s the message the Maine Climate Council hears during the first of 3 scientific briefings geared toward updating the state’s climate action plan by the end of the year.
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Among other impacts, climate change will affect our collective psyche, scientists say
Efforts to close Maine’s gap between mental health needs and services must account for the increasing needs driven by climate change, a scientist says.
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Climate experts say it’s time for Maine to prep for more floods like those that hit this winter
Climate change is forecast to bring more hurricanes to the Northeast as waters warm, some scientists say. Worldwide, sea levels have risen faster since 1900.
Posted inMaine
How the Maine coast will be reshaped by a rising Gulf of Maine
Maine sea levels are projected to rise between 1.1 and 3.2 feet by 2050 and between 3 and 9.3 feet by 2100, depending on how successful and quick we are at curbing global emissions rates.
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Gov. Mills calls meeting of scientists, state leaders to discuss impact of recent winter storms
The Maine Climate Council will discuss impacts of recent storms that caused widespread flooding and damage as it prepares to deliver an updated climate action plan by the end of the year.
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Maine Climate Council reports progress in fight against climate change
Efforts to reduce fossil fuel use are mostly on track, although the shift to electric vehicles has been slower than hoped.
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Erosion on Chebeague Island seen as warning to other coastal communities
Multiple sites are being monitored along Maine’s southern coast, but an intertidal nature preserve on Chebeague Island has changed most of all.
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UMaine professor’s computer model tells the story of Earth’s changing climate
Recent news coverage of the planet’s record-breaking heat wave relied on the online climate visualization tool developed Sean Birkel, who is also the state climatologist.
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What has the Inflation Reduction Act done for Maine’s climate so far?
The biggest benefits provided to Mainers by the landmark law so far are the federal electric vehicle and heat pump tax credits that became available in January.