BANGOR DAILY NEWS • January 12, 2024
While beachside living will never go out of fashion, some Mainers are beginning to factor proximity to the Maine coast into their housing decisions. Stronger storms and rising sea levels will sharply raise coastal flooding risks over the next 30 years, and the same areas hit hard by floods earlier this week may see an even bigger storm on Saturday. “I knew better than to have oceanfront property, because I respect Mother Nature for what she can bring, and we’re seeing it,” said Mike Haggett, a weather forecaster who lives two miles from the Maine coast in Kennebunk and has a devoted following on his Pine Tree Weather website. Maine has seen sea levels rise 8 inches since 1950. They are expected to rise another 1.5 feet by 2050 and 4 feet by 2100.