Submitted by doggyfishbird t3_zzr9d1 in Maine
I’ve heard from early on, years ago really, that the gulf of maine was warming more quickly than any other place in the oceans. Now I’m hearing that our forrest’s are at risk and that New England in general is warming faster than most the rest of the U.S. Thus the surreal weather patterns we are experiencing now. Thoughts, insights, evidence?
Just said this myself. After my house got a cold all Xmas vaca, I was so grateful to air out the house. Then, of course, reality made its way &I realized I'm not so grateful, but more concerned. So worried for our upcoming generations. Everyone should be, especially us younger adults.
This. I’m only in my 30s but as a kid winters were far colder and warm days far rarer.
Even my winters growing up in West Virginia were colder and snowier than the ones I'm experiencing in Maine now. The wind storms of the past ~5-6 years also give me anxiety between the power outages and the trees falling.
Change on a decadal time scale: Read Maine's Climate Future. https://climatechange.umaine.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/439/2020/02/Maines-Climate-Future-2020-Update-3.pdf
Change on an annual/biannual time scale: Begin to understand El Niño/La Niña https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/elnino/what-is-el-nino
Change on a daily/weekly timescale: Understand and track the jet stream: https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/isobaric/250hPa/orthographic=-70.70,49.95,598/loc=-1.418,50.936
Thank you for compiling these sources!
Appreciate this info kind person.
The governor's climate plan should always get a mention in these kinds of threads:
https://www.maine.gov/climateplan/
Maine Won't Wait is pretty good as actual plans to address climate change go. A good mix of reduction in consumption (I'd advocate for more), increase in renewable production, and mitigation efforts.
We're not going to run out of water like the southwest, or burn completely down like the west in general. But climate stress is going to change our species composition, affect biodiversity, create opportunities for pests and invasive species, change the hydrological regime, and affect agriculture and resource extraction (fishing, timber) and touristry (wintersports, sportfishing).
We're already seeing droughts in Central Maine. I would say we will face water shortages just like the rest of the continent.
These are cyclical, historically common and regional.
I do worry about forests burning giving the crazy swings that could result in a nasty long drought.
Thanks to all. Some really comments
Such comment. Much really
I've seen it just in my life. I'm only 30 and when I was a kid I remember having white Halloweens. Now it's NYE and we're looking at highs of 55 next week. Not normal.
Well maybe the new normal.
Crabs from Maryland are moving up to Maine
I grew up in California but just moved to Maine this year so I thought it was laughable when I heard people talking about Maine being in a drought. "What are you talking about? It rains every week! We get rain like twice a year in Southern California!" But then I went to a blueberry farm and they told us all about how much rain their crops need and how little it rained in comparison to past years and how much of a hit they took and I get it now.
Southern Maine and SE NH had a wicked bad wildfire outbreak in 1947. The worst of it was in Lyman and Waterboro where a huge percentage of homes were charred to ashes. We're not totally immune to it and that sort of thing becoming more common is definitely not out of the question around here, especially in an extreme 2.5C+ increase scenario. In the Midwest they're already seeing huge dust storms in Iowa and extreme wildfires in western Ontario (which gave us most of our sun-blotting wildfire smoke in summer 2021). The arid zone is slowly inching east and while it won't overtake the continent anytime soon there's definitely a small risk of increasing droughts in the humid zone.
Reminding people that it’s not a dilemma, it’s an imminent disaster.
Cool climate, rocky coast, lots of fresh water and forest. Maine looks better than most IMO.
I just hope we’re not ouright banning gas cars. I’m still concerned our electric grid needs a total revamp with more security before I plan on switch over
its only getting worse from here
I feel like our climate went to shot once Nestle bought out Poland Springs and started pumping gallons of our ground water a year….
I have no love for them, but three things:
Nestle doesn't own them anymore
What the hell does pumping groundwater have to do with climate change
The actual amount they pumped was infinitesimally small compared to what's in the water table
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Top comment is actually a list of historical climate data and trends from the university of Maine, which is why we use reddit, and not google. Unfortunately you and the person below you actively participate in making reddit the shitty place you call it out to be. Thanks for your input
edit: Lmao mans deleted his whole account
You should read the top comment before denigrating the guidance provided here.
THIS. ^
It has changed only be a fool wouldn't see it, first we got ticks 20 years ago, then you people. Out of the 2 evils the ticks are the lesser
Seems like the weather is improving to me but I’m just sick of winter so..
If I had an award, I would give you one.
I said it before and I was told I knew nothing. With all the solar farms popping up, how much is heating the earth?
Are you serious
They say asphalt and high rise buildings heat the earth but not glass panels?
thatgirlblowitdown t1_j2dla9c wrote
I have nothing scientific to add but as a native Mainer I can see how it has changed, the weather patterns. A 50 degree day in December isn’t a gift it’s a warning