Chip McLenna has noticed gradual changes over the years in Margate, with the bay seeming to be higher and tidal flooding occurring more often. So when Hurricane Sandy sent several feet of water into his home, McLenna, 45, knew rebuilding would mean goi…
Assumption students learn by doing oyster restoration
"It’s gooey and slimy," said Courtney Reed, 13, a seventh-grader at Assumption Regional Catholic School, as she stood beside a lab table and peered over a dissected Eastern oyster with her classmates. For the first time, the Galloway Township s…
Hurricane Sandy’s latest impact: Severe pollen season
As spring finally arrives, Hurricane Sandy may have yet one more punch in store for New Jersey: extreme seasonal allergies. Moisture from Sandy and other winter storms could have a major effect on when and how trees and other plants start to produce po…
Flooding, erosion to continue today; more than 3,000 without power
Powerful winds from a potent northeaster have downed power lines, damaged buildings and whipped coastal waters to potentially result in one of the 10 highest tides on record in Atlantic City and Cape May…"This isn’t destined to be a Sandy, but it…
Severe flooding, possibly snow for South Jersey as winter storm barrels toward mid-Atlantic region
Significant coastal flooding is likely early Saturday from a potent northeaster that is expected to develop and move northward, bringing blizzard conditions to parts of North Jersey and New England…The storm that will form off the coast is caused by …
Delaware Bay advocates draw attention to disparity in funding
Delaware Bay advocates are hoping damage from Hurricane Sandy will raise awareness to bring in more funds to protect the body of water that serves three states…Rutgers University’s Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences is developing commerci…
South Jersey’s cranberry industry unlikely to return to glory days
Forests in Belleplain used to be bustling this time of year with hundreds of workers picking cranberries and hundreds more crushing and canning the fruit in nearby factories…"Farmers are starting to see this disease, which had been gone for 100 y…
