Here’s a scenario that might bug a lot of people: If New Jersey has a wet spring this year it could be the perfect storm for mosquitoes, after the state notched one of its warmest winters on record. Most species of these annoying blood-sucking insects …
The world, like N.J., was abnormally warm this winter, NASA says
A NASA analysis of global temperatures shows the world was warmer than normal during all three months of the 2015-2016 winter, and February’s average temperature was significantly above its normal average… “The anomalies in global temperatures seen over the past two years have been remarkable,” said New Jersey State Climatologist David Robinson, who teaches at Rutgers University. “With most every month, a new record of some sort is established. This may be for overall global warmth, a maximum global monthly anomaly, or a monthly record or string of monthly records.”
Rising sea levels don’t interest debate moderators (editorial)
The Democratic candidates for president were given four questions about climate change and rising sea levels during their debate in Miami Wednesday, mostly because 21 Florida mayors actually sent a letter that coerced the moderators into asking them… This lack of engagement doesn’t surprise Robert Kopp, the renowned Rutgers climate scientist, but he is puzzled about one thing: “I think they’re eager to address it – not just the audience, but the candidates, who brought it up in earlier debates without prompting,” he said. “They just aren’t asked about it.”
More records broken as winter springs into summer in N.J.
The calendar says it’s still winter for another week and a half, but Mother Nature clearly doesn’t pay attention to calendars. During the past week, New Jersey’s weather jumped from winter to spring to summer, with a slew of temperature records getting…
Why N.J. might be facing a cool, wet spring
Could a persistently strong weather pattern all the way on the other side of the country determine what type of spring New Jersey will have?… Those are the conditions New Jersey saw more often than not in the spring months during the seven strongest …
How to get seeds for the new ‘Jersey tomato’
When plant breeders at Rutgers University describe their newest Jersey tomato, the senses kick in: You taste its sweetness, bred to remind folks of the tomatoes of their youth. You feel the firmness, the skin designed not for long-distance trucking, bu…
