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Planning analyst presents climate-migration data; board members question local relevance
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Planning analyst Matthew Altiero summarized a panel on climate migration and showed FEMA risk maps and migration trends; board members asked how the findings apply locally and one member questioned whether climate is a primary driver of recent moves.
Planning analyst Matthew Altiero briefed the City of Bangor Planning Board on March 3, 2026, about a climate-migration panel he attended, presenting FEMA’s National Risk Index maps, recent in- and out-migration trends, and projections through 2070 that suggest some inland areas, including Maine, may attract more migrants as certain coastal and high-risk regions face worsening climate impacts.
Altiero described distinctions between sudden-onset migration (hurricanes, wildfires) and slow-onset migration (sea-level rise, drought), noted a…
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