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Maine's iconic lighthouses face urgent threats from climate change, rising sea levels
the Gulf of Maine is warming faster than 99 percent of the world’s oceans. This means higher sea levels and stronger storm surge. "The impact is now and it has continued to happen, so we ...
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Map: 3.8-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes off the Coast of Maine
A minor, 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck in the Gulf of Maine on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 10:22 a.m. Eastern about 10 miles east of ...
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Gulf of Maine's rising temperatures bring challenges and opportunities to local fisheries
The Gulf of Maine’s warming waters are profoundly affecting Maine’s working waterfront in more ways than one. Over the past decade, sea surface temperatures have surged, with recent years ...
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Trump’s order halting offshore wind disrupts Maine’s efforts to build an industry
Commercial-scale leases in the Gulf of Maine, a state research project and ... includes “site characterization” by examining the sea floor and the ability to anchor the floating turbines ...
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Gulf of Maine Research Institute launches climate center in Portland biz.biz
The Gulf of Maine Research Institute will launch an interdisciplinary ... Preparing communities for sea-level rise: Science education program manager Gayle Bowness is leading interactive ...
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Cape Breton coastal communities concerned as climate change eliminating sea ice in Gulf
Ice has been steadily disappearing from the Gulf of St. Lawrence — record low ... but it's worrisome. "We're seeing sea bass here like we never saw before," Burke said. "Fishermen open them ...