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Extreme weather made more frequent and ferocious by climate change has walloped Maine in the last year, and the coastal devastation wrought by recent storms is causing many Mainers to realize that climate change is happening right now.⁠ ⁠ Maine sea levels are projected to rise between 1.1 and 3.2 feet by 2050 and between 3 and 9.3 feet by 2100, depending on how successful and quick we are at curbing global emissions rates.⁠ ⁠ At the link in our bio, take a closer look at how three specific spots along the Maine coast could be impacted.⁠ ⁠ Staff graphics by Jake Laws. Source: Maine Geological Survey. Photo by @gregoryrecpph.⁠ ⁠

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