Click here to read our full press release. - Read statement by Dylan Voorhees, NRCM energy project director.
- View maps of Maine coastal towns that would be affected by sea-level rise.
- View chart of 20 high risk cities and towns and the effect on their roads, towns and municipal buildings. Click here for an additional list of Maine towns that would be affected by sea-level rise.
- Read our fact sheet about sea-level rise and its effect on Maine.
- Join NRCM's Action Network in order to contact your elected officials about global warming and other important issues.
The Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) released one of the most complete depictions ever done of the potential impacts on Maine’s coastline from rising sea levels due to global warming. Using the latest available science, NRCM’s analysis shows that coastal businesses, homes, wildlife habitat, transportation systems, and some of the state’s most treasured places are highly vulnerable to sea-level rise.
NRCM calculated impacts for the entire coast, and selected several key areas to undertake detailed mapping using satellite images including, Portland, Kennebunkport, Old Orchard Beach, Scarborough, Bath, Georgetown, Mount Desert Island and the Cranberry Isles. We found at least 20 high risk cities and towns that stand to lose 20 to 30 percent of their land area, their municipal infrastructure, miles of highways, and millions of dollars of property.