MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • January 21, 2024
Why is everyone so surprised at the destruction wrought by last week’s storms? For decades, climate scientists have warned of impending damage to coastal communities resulting from rising sea levels and increasingly extreme weather. Whether one believes that human activity or natural meteorological cycles are to blame, the data clearly indicates that low-lying areas adjacent to the sea are in grave danger. Let this be our wake-up call. ~ Chris Korzen, Portland