Big snowstorms won’t be a distant memory, even with global warming, says a new study out Wednesday. The study finds that extreme snow events will still occur, even in a future with significant man-made climate change…”We often hear people claim that a big snowstorm is evidence that the climate is not warming, but these results make it clear that such storms do not provide much evidence about a changing climate,” says Anthony Broccoli, professor of environmental sciences at Rutgers University.
Rising sea levels torment Norfolk, Va., and coastal U.S.
One block from the beach on the narrow Willoughby Spit, Bob Parsons was watching the weather news on TV in November 2009 when brackish water suddenly oozed up through the wood floors of his home and poured in from the front and back doors. He and his w…
Minimizing student loans: Professors, experts offer tips
You’ve just graduated college. You’re elated, proud, relieved. But when do you have to start paying back your student loans? In most cases, payments start six months after graduation, and unless a solution is found before July 1, the interest rates on …
Climate change linked to more pollen, allergies, asthma
From the roof of the Gottlieb Memorial Hospital in the Chicago suburbs, an 83-year-old retired doctor finds troubling evidence of why so many people are sneezing and itching their eyes…"I noticed something changing." says Leonard Bielory, an …
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…
Shellfish industry slow to recover from Sandy
Lightly crusted with barnacles, Matt Gregg’s oyster floats are barely visible as they bob in the waters of northern Barnegat Bay. Gregg snagged one, hauled it into his boat and shook out his livestock: thumb-size oysters, his life’s work these last thr…
