PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • January 15, 2025
Maine’s lighthouses have been added to a global list of monuments and cultural sites facing major challenges or threats, including from the effects of climate change. World Monuments Watch released its annual list of heritage sites that are threatened by a variety of forces, ranging from neglect to wars to flooding and extreme weather driven by climate change. The historic lighthouses of Maine made the 2025 list along with 24 other sites. “A changing climate presents mounting challenges for the state’s lighthouses,” the organization says.