Maine's lighthouses are threatened by rising sea levels and intense storms, but adapting them to be more resilient is a challenge.

Maine’s lighthouses are under a dire threat from significant coastal storms and sea level rise due to climate change.

Threats from climate change have landed Maine’s iconic lighthouses on an international watchlist. The World Monument Fund says the state's 66 lighthouses face major challenges due to climate change. According to the Gulf of Maine Research Institute,

Scientists may modify their claims as new research and information become available, but that doesn't mean they were initially wrong.

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Deskcollaboration. Even before President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White Hous

Walls of flames, fanned by high winds, roaring across drought-stricken land. That's the scene in Los Angeles now. It also happened in Maine. In late October 1947, massive wildfires swept across the state,

SCARBOROUGH (WGME) -- Homeowners insurance premiums have risen sharply in Maine over the last few years, driven in-part by seven natural disasters in the state and skyrocketing property values.

Not every weather fluctuation is demonstrably affected by climate change. But the impact of the steady increase in global temperature is now detectable in many extreme weather events—and likely many of the more normal ones, too, says Justin Mankin, a climate scientist at Dartmouth College.

President-elect Trump’s nominee for Interior secretary, sat for a largely cordial hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on

The state of Maine has been tackling climate change for decades. Maine is well-poised to continue that work, says Gayle Zydlewski, director of Maine Sea Grant College Program at the University of ...

The warmest Gulf of Maine on record occurred in 2021. The second warmest year? 2022. The Gulf of Maine is the fastest warming ocean on the planet

Worsening wildfires are hiking up home insurance rates in California, the biggest market in the U.S. And as climate disasters increase across the country, other states are feeling the pressure too.