Ecologists at Rutgers University have been analyzing the damage Superstorm Sandy inflicted on the school’s ecological preserve for months. This week, they got some help from high-school students eager to see the real-world applications of the science t…
Which is better for you: farm raised or wild caught fish?
So you decide to be good and eat protein-, nutrient- and vitamin-rich fish twice a week, as the American Health Association says you should. But as with all things supposedly healthy, confusion abounds. From the fishmongers of Fair Lawn to the marine biologists of Rutgers University, trying to determine which type of fish is better for you – wild-caught or farm-raised – is about as daunting as a task faced by a school of Killies trying to swim their way upstream against the current. “There’s no free lunch,” said Joanna Burger, professor of biology at Rutgers University in New Brunswick.
Shore communities altered forever by Sandy
Glenn Wilson needed a favor on Saturday, and he knew he didn’t have to ask. He wanted to take his son surf fishing, so he drove from his house by the bay in Point Pleasant and parked in his mother-in-law’s driveway in Ocean Beach, two blocks from the s…
Before we had ‘snowpocalypse,’ it was just called ‘winter’
Disruptive snow! Polar vortex! Thundersnow! Extreme weather event!Whatever happened to the plain old winter snowstorm? …Alan Robock, director of the meteorology undergraduate program at Rutgers University, thinks the abundance of weather coverage of …
‘Green infrastructure’ plans underway for Little Falls flood area
The township hopes to benefit from a program to reduce nuisance flooding through the building of rain gardens and like measures that attack flooding at its source, while at the same time sprucing up lands made vacant in the wake of flood buyouts. Rutge…
Become an environmental steward
Are you looking for a New Year’s resolution that you’re likely to stick with, once you embark on the journey? How about a way to give something back to your community in a way that’s meaningful and guaranteed to get you out and about? Consider joining …
Rutgers study predicts more frequent Sandy-Like flooding for N.J.
The likelihood of a devastating storm surge and coastal flooding like that during Superstorm Sandy will increase as sea level is expected to rise significantly in New Jersey this century, according to a study published Thursday by researchers at Rutger…
Weather forecasters have come a long way from jokey broadcasts and inaccurate predictions
As the fiendish hybrid that would come to be called Superstorm Sandy headed our way, local and national weather forecasters sounded the alarms – loudly and persistently…Statistics do show that weather forecasts’ reliability has been growing over time…
Stink bug season arrives in New Jersey, but census stifled by government shutdown
They’re just looking for a place to crash this winter. All that’s required is a little heat and a tiny space to hang their antennas. They’re not even asking for one lousy meal. Yes, it’s October, which means stink bugs are looking to get out of the fie…
The Record: Storms will come
AS THE Eastern Seaboard braces for the full impact of another hurricane season, one more report on climate change and the Jersey Shore has arrived, and once more the broad truth has gained consensus among scientists: If sea levels continue to rise at p…