Floods, fires and droughts added to record heat that failed to ease at night, ‘one of the clearest signals’ for climate change.
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Hurricane season hits its peak this week
Maine doesn’t often see a hurricane make landfall, but it can happen.
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All the weekend forecast details for whatever you have planned
The first post Labor Day weekend will bring sunshine, clouds, perhaps a shower or two and seasonable temperatures.
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After a dry and record warm summer, what’s ahead for early fall?
Although southern Maine is in a drought, 2016 is currently far from the driest year on record.
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Summer months end as warmest on record in Portland
The average temperature of 68.9 degrees was 2 degrees above normal and 0.2 degrees above the previous record, set in 2010 and 1988.
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Hurricane Hermine to play minimal role In weekend weather
Hurricane warnings for Florida and a tropical storm warning over the southeastern part of the United States, but most of Hermine will stay south.
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Warmest August since 1940 almost a sure bet for Portland
With a day of records left in meteorological summer, this is one for the record books.
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Students, teachers have a few more days to enjoy Maine’s summer weather
High pressure remains in control into the weekend with only minor disturbances expected.
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Climate change makes hurricanes, and predicting them, more challenging, expert says
Kerry Emanuel of MIT suggests a new warning system and policies that account for increases in flooding, among other reforms.
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Nice weekend weather ahead, but some changes possible later Sunday
The weather looks wonderful for a mid- to late August weekend with lots of sunshine and warm temperatures. Some clouds will increase Sunday, along with a sea breeze.