Transportation officials were moving equipment to areas that were considered more flood-prone to prepare for the storms as they continued to evaluate damage.
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Posted inNation & World, News
One-third of U.S. under heat alerts as blistering weather spreads from Southwest to California
Phoenix hit 110 degrees for the 14th consecutive day Thursday, putting it on track for a possible new record next week.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Susana Hancock: Until we get off fossil fuels, stuck weather patterns will worsen
Humanity has a choice to make.
Posted inNation & World
Across the U.S. Southwest, residents in desert cities like Phoenix are experiencing extreme heat wave
On Tuesday, Phoenix reached 110 degrees F for the 12th consecutive day, according to the National Weather Service.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Relentless rain floods roads in Northeast, leads to evacuations, rescues
Crews from North Carolina, Michigan and Connecticut are among those helping to get to Vermont towns that have been unreachable since torrents of rain belted the state overnight.
Posted inLocal & State, News, The Maine Forecast
Will clouds stop you from seeing the Northern Lights this week?
A moderate geomagnetic storm is coming this week, and the Northern Lights will be visible in Maine – unless cloud cover spoils the event.
Posted inLocal & State, News, The Maine Forecast
Flood threat looms for western Maine and northern New Hampshire
The heavy rain that is moving into the Northeast will set a bull’s-eye on northern New Hampshire and western Maine from Monday night into early Tuesday.
Posted inNation & World, News, Uncategorized
Earth hit an unofficial record high temperature this week – and stayed there
The daily average temperature was 0.08 degrees Fahrenheit higher than any week in 44 years of record-keeping, according to data from the University of Maine’s Climate Reanalyzer.
Posted inLocal & State, News
As Fourth comes and goes, Mainers still ‘waiting for summer’
After a dreary June, residents and visitors alike are pining for more baseball, barbecue and boogie boarding.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Rain delays the start of the summer rush for Maine’s seasonal businesses
Seafood and ice cream shacks, boat rides and baseball have all taken a hit from the unusually wet weather.