Document Type
Report
Editor
Ivan Fernandez
Robert Marvinney
Publisher
Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the Maine Climate Council
Publication Date
8-2020
Publisher location
Augusta, Maine
Publication Number
Version 1.1
Abstract/ Summary
Climate change has already made its presence known in Maine, from shorter winters and warmer summers with ocean heat waves, to stronger storms, new species showing up in our backyards and the Gulf of Maine, aquatic algal blooms, acidic ocean waters that affect shellfish, and new pests and diseases that harm our iconic forests and fisheries.
The health of Maine people is also being affected by climate change, from high heat index days driving increased emergency room visits to the ravages of Lyme and other vector-borne diseases. And our economy is feeling the effects, too — with farmers trying to adapt to longer growing seasons but dealing with severe storms and late frosts, aquaculturists already adapting to a more acidic ocean, and winter sports like skiing and snowmobiling being impacted by our shrinking winter season.
This is the first report from the Maine Climate Council’s Scientific and Technical Subcommittee, produced by more than 50 scientists from around the State representing Scientific and Technical Subcommittee members, other co-authors, and contributors. This report is part of the 2020 Maine Climate Action Plan. The report summarizes how climate change has already impacted Maine and how it might continue affecting our State in the future.
Repository Citation
Maine Climate Council Scientific and Technical Subcommittee; Fernandez, Ivan; Marvinney, Robert; Arnold, Susie; Bacon, Linda; Barton, Andrew; Beal, Brian; Birkel, Sean; Black, Russell; Contosta, Alix; Cross, Amanda; Daigneault, Adam; Danielson, Thomas; Dickson, Stephen; DiFranco, Jeanne; Elias, Susan; Hodgkins, Glenn; Hubbell, Brian; Kelley, Joe; Kersbergen, Rick; Koehler, Glen; Lincoln, Rebecca; Livingston, William; Lombard, Pamela; Lyon, Bradfield; Pershing, Andrew; Price, Nichole; Rubin, Jonathan; Salisbury, Joseph; Simons-Legaard, Erin; Slovinsky, Peter; Steneck, Robert; Stockwell, Sally; Wahle, Richard; Wason, Jay; Weiskittel, Aaron; and Wilson, Carl, "Scientific Assessment of Climate Change and Its Effects in Maine" (2020). Climate Change. 1.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/maine_env_climate/1
Citation/Publisher Attribution
MCC STS. 2020. Scientific Assessment of Climate Change and Its Effects in Maine. A Report by the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee (STS) of the Maine Climate Council (MCC). Augusta, Maine. 370 pp.
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