New Jersey Climate News
News Aggregation from the NJ Climate Change Resource Center
Climate Impacts
‘All types of problems’ ahead if NJ rainfall scarce, climatologist says
Regular precipitation more important than occasional downpours, and South Jersey more vulnerable amid 21 months of below-average readings
MADDIE ROSENBERG / SOUTH JERSEY CLIMATE NEWS / NJ SPOTLIGHT NEWS – In mid-April, a 160-acre wildfire in West Deptford spread smoke and ash across the area. It took the state’s Forest Fire Service nearly seven hours to contain it. Months of dry conditions helped fuel the fire, about 15 miles south of Philadelphia, experts say …


