2019 was a record year for ocean temperatures, data show
KENDRA PIERRE-LOUIS / NY TIMES - Last year was the warmest year on record for the world’s oceans, part of a long-term warming trend, according to a study [go to article]
As new report warns of rapidly rising seas, officials push for action on climate...
MICHAEL HILL / NJTV NEWS - The state Department of Environmental Protection and scientists are urging prompt and meaningful action [go to article]
‘Ground zero’ for sea level rise is New Jersey, new climate data suggests
AMANDA OGLESBY / USA TODAY / ASBURY PARK PRESS - Human-made gas emissions are speeding up sea level rise [go to article]
Bad news for N.J.: ‘Dramatic’ sea level rise expected, plus more flooding and stronger...
MICHAEL SOL WARREN / NJ.COM - New Jersey is projected to experience “dramatic” sea level rise through the rest of this century [go to article]
Waterfront retreat: A bay community faces rising seas and buyouts
TOM HORTON / YALE ENVIRONMENT 360 - When Meghan Wren came to look at a place for sale in 1997 in tiny Money Island, an outpost [go to article]
Facing rising sea levels, Jersey Shore voters still love Trump
MIKE KELLY / ASBURY PARK PRESS / NORTHJERSEY.COM - From the window of his second-floor office in the middle of a narrow barrier island [go to article]
Trump Administration makes it easier to dredge protected areas to restore beaches
CHRISTOPHER FLAVELLE / NY TIMES - The Trump administration changed a 25-year-old policy to make it easier for coastal communities to take sand from protected [go to article]
How climate change is affecting Atlantic City
JOE MARTUCCI / PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY - Atlantic City ranks near the top for New Jersey places most impacted by climate change [go to article]
New funding to study microplastic pollution effect on Delaware Bay blue crabs
MARK EICHMANN / WHYY - The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is often held up as the poster child for ocean pollution. And while the collection of trash collecting [go to article]
Environment officials move to protect NJ lighthouse considered among most vulnerable in nation
NBC NY 4 - New Jersey environmental officials are moving to protect a lighthouse on Delaware Bay considered one of the most vulnerable in the nation to rising seas [go to article]
