The official notice means that the United States can leave the Paris agreement by Nov. 4, 2020 – the day after next year’s presidential election.
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Scientists triple estimates of population at risk of coastal flooding
The change is due to radar measurements that introduced flawed land elevation estimates, particularly in Asia.
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Maine lobster landings ‘are way off,’ down 40% from last year
Fishermen had landed less than 50 million pounds by the end of September, a 38% decline from the 5-year average. The state’s top fishing regulator says ‘that doesn’t mean the sky is falling.’
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Maine Voices: Western Maine power line needed to fight climate change
Bringing Canadian hydro power into New England is what we need to replace aging nuclear power plant.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Unity College introduces degree with focus on climate change
The school created the degree in order to address the growing interests of students, demands in the job market and the institution’s mission of being “America’s Environmental College.”
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Scientists predict Maine’s lobster boom will end within 5 years
The culprit is a warming Gulf of Maine. But researchers caution that the forecast may be overly dire because lobsters could respond to the warming in unexpected ways.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Weather Channel wades into climate debate with candidate interviews
It’s the first time the network has gotten involved directly in a political campaign.
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Maine Voices: Carbon pricing will help insure Earth against climate change
Just as President Reagan embraced a plan to heal the ozone layer, today’s leaders, including Maine Sens. Collins and King, can take action to limit excessive warming.
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Maine could lose loons and other bird species by end of century, Audubon reports
The report released Thursday by the National Audubon Society shows that 106 of 187 breeding bird species in Maine will be threatened or lost in the next 80 years if global temperatures increase 3 degrees Celsius, as projected.
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Yarmouth History Center screening climate change movie
YARMOUTH — The Yarmouth History Center is hosting a showing of the documentary, “The Human Element,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17. The documentary follows environmental photographer James Balog on his quest to highlight Americans on the frontlines of climate change, “inspiring us (all) to re-evaluate our relationship with the natural world,” the Historical Society’s […]