The state’s winters are getting warmer and wetter, and there’ll be no white Christmas this year, again.
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How a Category 5 atmospheric river supercharged deadly East Coast storm
Every Eastern Seaboard state from Florida to Maine saw at least 4 inches of rain. Here’s what was behind the storm.
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Body of 61-year-old woman found in pickup truck recovered from Swift River in Mexico
An aerial and ground search for a missing 20-year-old woman who was a passenger in the truck will begin at daybreak Thursday.
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Most Maine ski areas are still in recovery mode from Monday’s storm
Sugarloaf plans to reopen Thursday, but it will take the other ski resorts a bit longer before skiers can hit the trails.
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From retailers to ski resorts, Maine businesses also feel storm’s impact
Some ski areas lost roads and a lot of snow cover just days before their busy holiday week begins.
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More climate disasters are forcing millions of Americans to move, researchers say
In the U.S., the frequency of disasters causing at least $1 billion in damages has gone from roughly 3 a year during the 1980s to an annual average of 17.8 over the period from 2018 to 2022.
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Incoming storm to bring flood threat, high winds and heavy rain to Maine
Though the storm should last 24 hours or less for most of the state, flooding and power outages are possible.
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Coastal storm to bring snow, rain and power outages to Maine
The dry stretch of weather in Maine is about to come to an end.
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New England’s wetter, warmer future is already here
The fifth National Climate Assessment includes data showing the region is seeing extreme heat on land and at sea, especially in the Gulf of Maine, and more frequent heavy rainstorms than any other region of the country.
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Anchorage adds to record homeless death total as major winter storm drops more than 2 feet of snow
Anchorage has struggled to find a solution to house the homeless.