PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • August 25, 2025
Dangerous heat is still relatively unusual in Maine, but several heat waves this summer have given us a taste of what’s likely to become routine as the state’s climate warms. Maine Public Radio and the Portland Press Herald have been reporting on the ways extreme heat will change how we live, and what’s being done to protect vulnerable populations. Penny Overton, climate and environment reporter at the Press Herald, and Peter McGuire, Maine Public’s climate reporter, explain.