Sea rise, extreme temperatures expected to send people farther inland to locations such as Somerset County, climate expert says

MORNING SENTINEL • June 8, 2023

More than 200 people attended a conference in Skowhegan this week that included a talk by a climate expert who predicted Skowhegan and other inland communities in the coming decades will see an influx of climate migrants displaced by rising sea levels and temperature extremes. Nathan Phillips, an earth and environment professor at Boston University, was a primary speaker at Build Maine, a two-day series of lectures and workshops that focused on the future of urban planning in Maine.