Over three days in late June, American Airlines canceled 57 regional flights out of Phoenix due to extreme heat of 120 degrees Fahrenheit. More heat waves in the future could mean flights get canceled, delayed or have to lose some weight. That weight could be you. In the aviation business, really hot days are called […]
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Bates project tells stories of of climate change with Maine voices
LEWISTON — The ongoing global debate over how much and how quickly the planet’s climate is changing and who’s to blame is often fraught with either the complexities of heady atmospheric science or the mind-numbing politics of those in perpetual disagreement on the topic. But a recently completed May-term project by a group of 12 […]
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British officials to attend climate change event at ocean laboratory
BOOTHBAY — Several British dignitaries will attend a discussion about climate change at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in Boothbay. Topics for the Thursday, Sept. 4, meeting will include ocean acidification, carbon capture and storage, and hydraulic fracturing. British Council General to New England Susie Kitchens and British Embassy Counsellor for Global Issues Rosalind Campion […]
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Maine and Vermont lead nation in annual warming trends
WASHINGTON — The United States is warming fastest at two of its corners, in the Northeast and the Southwest, an analysis of federal temperature records shows. Northeastern states — led by Maine and Vermont — have gotten the hottest in the last 30 years in annual temperature, gaining 2.5 degrees on average. But Southwestern states […]