Now that the much-discussed 17-year cicadas have begun their emergence, many have wondered how the insects should be dealt with. As WCBS 880’s Levon Putney reported, the cicadas will be on the sides of houses and buildings, and on trees. The periodical…
Archives for May 2013
Cicada invasion slowed by rain, cold
It seems even cicadas don’t like going out in the rain. The anticipated emergence of billions of 17-year cicadas this spring – already in full throttle from the Carolinas to Central Jersey – has been suppressed so far in North Jersey, as wet and much c…
Rutgers Hosts Statewide Conference on Climate Change Preparedness in NJ
On May 22, a diverse group of public and private New Jersey leaders gathered at Rutgers University to engage in a dialogue about enhancing capacity in the Garden State to better plan for and adapt to a changing climate. Organized by the New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance, the conference was designed to highlight leading climate […]
Cicadas Still Poised to Emerge
We’ve all heard the warnings: an invasion of cicadas to descend upon the East Coast in a swarm of Biblical proportions. But the huge insects, and their incessant chirping, are still nowhere to be seen (or heard)…George C. Hamilton, chairman of Rutger…
Can New Jersey Insure Against the Next Sandy?
The impact of climate change goes far beyond the obvious issues of public safety and disaster planning, participants stressed during a conference held yesterday at Rutgers University. New Jersey should be considering future costs, long-term health risk…
Cicadas Return To New Jersey After 17 Years Just In Time For Memorial Day
Oh, the marvels of Mother Nature – each creature doing as its DNA instructs, at its own pace. Mosquitoes live for days. Cicadas, on the other hand… "This is a oddity of nature that we only get to see once every 17 years," Rutgers University e…
Prepare now or face flooding, report warns Jersey Shore
By now, Charles and Toni Silvani were supposed be living full time at the modest waterfront house they had worked on for 13 years as their retirement home. That was their plan before superstorm Sandy…"It’s not just sea-level rise," said Robin…
Prepare now or go under, RU report warns Shore
By now, Charles and Toni Silvani were supposed be living full time at the modest waterfront house they had worked on for 13 years as their retirement home. That was their plan before superstorm Sandy…The economic fallout from superstorm Sandy will be…
Nearly 75 percent of N.J. residents concerned about climate change, but few want to pay for needed changes
Nearly three quarters of New Jerseyans are concerned with how climate change may affect the state and two thirds of those of those people say Hurricane Sandy and other recent storms changed their views on climate change…This is the crux of a new poll…
Massive twister unlikely in NJ
Could a massive, deadly twister touch down in New Jersey someday? Not likely, but it’s not out of the question. Tornadoes as powerful as the one that killed at least 24 people in Moore, Okla., this week never have been reported in New Jersey, according…