Despite the surprise wintry weather last Thursday, according to the National Weather Service’s official “seasonal report,” the average temperature for Maine’s just-completed winter was 4.6 ...

The long-term climate outlook for Maine hasn't changed. Warming temperatures mean the duration of winter will continue to shorten and some precipitation that would have been fluffy snow in years ...

This is not the case, however, for all of the animals that persist in Maine’s coastal waters throughout the winter. What if you have to somehow get through that ice to get back up to the surface ...

“I grew up here. In Maine, there will be a day or two of warm weather in winter. Then in April, a snowstorm will hit,” he said. He looked down at his daughter eating ice cream. “She loves it.