BANGOR DAILY NEWS • June 10, 2021
Officials in Hancock and Washington counties on Thursday continued to clean up from the heavy deluge of rain the day before and assess the scope of the damage caused by a storm that overwhelmed road culverts and caused full or partial collapses of several roads. In Acadia National Park, the downpour caused significant erosion in some places, leading to the closure of some carriage paths on Mount Desert Island and some bicycle paths in the park’s Schoodic section. Scientists have said that wetter, more intense storms are an example of how global climate change is manifesting in Maine, where drought conditions can still persist despite occasional heavy downpours.