Watch the moment Maine’s record high tide sweeps these more than 100-year-old fishing shacks to sea
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Watch the moment Maine’s record high tide sweeps these more than 100-year-old fishing shacks to sea

Associated Press  

MEREDITH, N.H. — A record high tide in Maine washed away three historic fishing shacks that had stood since the 1800s and formed the backdrop of countless photographs. “History is just being washed away.” A fishing shack floats away into Casco Bay during a storm in South Portland, Maine, Saturday Jan. 13, 2024. A record high tide in Maine washed away three historic fishing shacks that had stood since the 1800s and formed the backdrop of countless photographs. A record 14.57-foot high tide was measured in Portland, Maine, just after noon on Saturday, after a storm surge amplified what was already the month’s highest tide, said National Weather Service meteorologist Michael Cempa.

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Iconic 100-year-old fishing shacks washed into sea as Maine high tide breaks record
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Iconic 100-year-old fishing shacks washed into sea as Maine high tide breaks record

Raw Story  

From New York City to the coast of Maine, record-breaking high tides in part fueled by the climate crisis brought destruction to the U.S. northeast on Saturday with roads flooded, infrastructure destroyed, and historic buildings washed out to sea—a horrifying preview of what scientists say will become all the more frequent if humanity continues its refusal to end the era …

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