New Jersey Climate News
News Aggregation from the NJ Climate Change Resource Center
Coastal Communities
New Jersey finalizes higher elevation standards for the shore
The new rules require development in coastal flood zones to be elevated 4 feet higher to account for future sea level rise.
SOPHIA SCHMIDT / WHYY – Starting this summer, new homes in flood zones along the Jersey Shore will need to be built 4 feet higher.
The requirement comes from a new regulation the state finalized Tuesday to prepare coastal buildings for rising tides driven by climate change.
“If you construct something today, … we could expect that it will live through the end of the century,” said Marjorie Kaplan, co-director of the New Jersey Climate Change Resource Center at Rutgers University. “So, it just seems prudent to be protective” …
SUBSCRIBE
Get the latest updates from the NJ Climate Change Resource Center
SHARE THIS PAGE
LATEST HEADLINES
Robert Kopp discusses New Jersey sea level rise on Tidal Flooding Talk
RUTGERS CLIMATE AND ENERGY INSTITUTE
The fight over New Jersey’s tough environmental justice law is now in the courts
EMILIE LOUNSBERRY / INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS
The weather is getting wilder, and some see a dire signal in the data
DAVID GELLES / NEW YORK TIMES