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The Takeaway: The research reserve administered a self-assessment for businesses to become more resilient in the face of hazardous weather.
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Population of State Living in Coastal Areas
Coastal Employment
Annual Wages
Climate and Weather Disasters
(Affecting Maine 2010 to 2018)*
Of the total population of approximately 1.3 million in Maine, about 721,000 people live in coastal portions of the state.
Coastal Maine employs around 343,000 people annually, earning a total of over $15.8 billion. This equates to over $37 billion in gross domestic product.
One billion-dollar weather disaster affected Maine in 2018—and a total of three affected the state between 2010 and 2018. The most recent was a Nor’easter in January 2018, which caused widespread damage throughout the Northeast, costing a total of $1.1 billion and collectively causing 22 deaths.
Sources:
American Community Survey Five-Year Estimates (NOAA Data)
*Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters (NOAA Website)
(All economic and demographic facts represent the latest data available [2015] and are regularly updated as new data become available)
The Takeaway: The research reserve administered a self-assessment for businesses to become more resilient in the face of hazardous weather.
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Learn MoreThe Takeaway: The effort is generating 73,000 kilowatt hours and offsets 90,000 pounds of carbon dioxide each year.
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