David Robinson – New Jersey State Climatologist
Archives for July 2018
Warming Arctic could be behind heatwave sweeping northern hemisphere
Jennifer Francis – Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Scientists Think These Rare Clouds Inspired ‘The Scream’
Alan Robock – Department of Environmental Sciences
Scientists Say Rare Weather Conditions Created Fiery Sky Seen In Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’
Alan Robock – Department of Environmental Sciences
New Jersey 4-H Teens Boost Leadership and Civic Engagement Skills at Citizenship Washington Focus Conference
An impressive group of 25 delegates representing 12 New Jersey counties attended Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) during the week of July 8 where they learned about government processes. This intensive 4-H civic engagement program for high-school youth used the nation’s capital as its vibrant, living classroom. The delegates attending this year’s conference included: Burlington County: […]
‘The Sky Was Screaming Blood and Fire’: In New Study, Scientists Explain Clouds in Edvard Munch’s ‘Scream’ as Unusual Meteorological Condition
Alan Robock – Department of Environmental Sciences
The mystery of The Scream’s fiery sky solved: ‘Mother-of-pearl’ clouds inspired Edvard Munch’s painting
Alan Robock – Department of Environmental Sciences
Dina Fonseca and Team Develop a New Technique for Stinkbug Surveillance
New method that tests for insect DNA on farm produce could “revolutionize” agricultural pest surveillance If a farmer can grow it, a brown marmorated stinkbug can destroy it. However, by the time farmers notice an infestation, they are nearly powerless to halt it. But there is hope: Borrowing techniques from aquatic science, researchers have discovered […]
Solar-Powered Slugs Hide Wild Secrets–But They’re Vanishing
Debashi Bhattacharya – Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources
Totowa woman claims she found rodent in soft drink can, files suit
Donadl W. Schaffner – Department of Food Science