Unstoppable Ocean

The city's terminals are crucial to Maine's energy needs, but the storage tanks, roads and rail lines are all at risk as the ocean rises.

By 2100, a storm surge at high tide could put much of Commercial Street under six to 10 feet of water.

“Sometimes the rain is damaging enough. We have to close it down and have it come to be assessed by an engineer, and we have had to have work done to it.”

In a 2020 study, a task force identified the Seaside Cemetery as one of the pieces of critical infrastructure in Blue Hill most at risk from rising seas and storm surges.