People as far away as Florida and Texas have donated thousands already to rebuild the historic fishing shacks at Fisherman’s Point.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Historic high water, widespread coastal flooding expected during storm Saturday
Forecasters expect a significant storm surge propelled by onshore winds to hit around high tide at midday, further damaging infrastructure that was weakened by a strong storm on Wednesday.
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Avalanche buries 2, killing 1, at Lake Tahoe-area ski resort
One skier was killed and another guest was injured when they were buried in the avalanche Wednesday at Palisades Tahoe ski resort, officials said.
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Snow in the West, flooding in the East. And more foul weather is on the way
It followed a day of tornadoes and deadly accidents in the South and blizzards in the Midwest and Northwest.
Posted inMaine, News
Another powerful storm to blast Maine on Tuesday night
Unlike Sunday’s snowstorm, heavy rain and high winds are expected to cause flooding and power outages.
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Flooding’s on the rise in Maine, but just 1% of homeowners have insurance
Few Mainers have a policy that covers the kind of severe flooding seen in the Dec. 18 storm. As climate change brings more extreme weather events to the state, the impacts could be costly.