The city is on track to break its all-time record of 134.5 inches.
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Reforms to U.S. disaster aid expose growing home insurance gap
Insurance rates are rising as costly disasters become more frequent.
Proposed bill would help Maine businesses recover from recent storms
Legislation backed by both parties would create a $50 million relief program for small businesses.
In aftermath of recent storms, communities face a rebuilding conundrum
They want repairs to piers and other infrastructure done quickly, but state officials and others want the repairs to take future storms into account, and that can be a longer process.
Flash floods inundate homes, overturn cars in San Diego as rains swept through much of U.S.
Torrential rains may have swept some people away in San Antonio, Texas, and freezing rain is causing ‘lots of slide-offs’ in the Midwest.
Plan to replace South Portland’s fishing shacks gathers steam
People as far away as Florida and Texas have donated thousands already to rebuild the historic fishing shacks at Fisherman’s Point.
U.S. in deep freeze while much of the world is extra toasty? Yet again, it’s climate change
The U.S. sticks out like a deep bluish-purple cold thumb on maps of global temperatures.
Rescuers braved storm to pull 4 from wrecked fishing boat Saturday
Cape Elizabeth’s Water Extrication Team rescued 4 people from the Tara Lynn II fishing vessel when it ran aground early Saturday morning.
A weekend of ferocious winter weather could set low-temperature records in America’s heartland
As the holiday weekend began, the weather forecast was a crazy quilt of color-coded advisories, from an ice storm warning in Oregon to a blizzard warning in the Plains.
Warmer, wetter winters are hurting Maine businesses that count on snow and ice
Snowfall has been scant throughout much of the state so far this season. While some hold out hope that will change, others recognize winters of the past might never come back.