New Jersey Climate News
News Aggregation from the NJ Climate Change Resource Center
Sea Level Rise
NJ coast faces rising seas as scientists track signs of a changing climate
Researchers at Rutgers Marine Field Station track rising seas, coastal erosion and other changes as New Jersey experiences extreme summer weather.
TED GREENBERG / NBC 10 – Rising sea levels and a shrinking shoreline are threatening the future of a Rutgers research facility along the New Jersey coast, where scientists are studying the effects of a changing climate.
The Rutgers Marine Field Station in Little Egg Harbor Township is already experiencing more frequent tidal flooding that can make reaching the facility difficult.
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