Research from the University of Maine was mentioned in the Bangor Daily News editorial, “Look ahead to the vulnerability of Maine’s coast.” The sea off Maine’s coast is rising at a rate of about 1.9 millimeters per year, far faster than any time in the past 5,000 years, according to UMaine’s “Maine’s Climate Future: 2015 read more UMaine research, resources cited in BDN editorial on vulnerability of Maine’s coast