From Name

From Email

To Name

To Email

Message

New Jersey is warming faster than other Northeast states, with sea level rise higher too, report finds

from The Philadelphia Inquirer

New Jersey is warming faster than other Northeast states, with sea level rise higher too, report finds The Philadelphia Inquirer New Jersey is warming faster than other Northeastern states, with average temperatures rising 3.5 degrees Fahrenheit since the fossil fuel era began in the 1880s, and heatwaves will get more numerous and frequent, according to the state’s first assessment of climate change. The 2020 New Jersey Scientific Report on Climate Change says that as carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases increase in the atmosphere, the state will also experience both direct and secondary changes, including frequency and intensity of storms, ocean acidification, and other impacts to the state’s ecology. READ MORE

more