The hardest part, experts find, is communicating “unquantifiable” uncertainty Scientists have long struggled to find the best way to present crucial facts about future sea level rise, but are getting better at communicating more clearly, according to an international group of climate scientists, including a leading Rutgers expert. The consequences of improving communications are enormous, […]
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NJ climatologist on hurricane season forecast: “It’s not the worst news”
David Robinson – New Jersey State Climatologist
As floodwaters receded, poisonous mold flourished in NJ homes
Joan Bennett – Department of Plant Biology
SEBS Faculty Mary Whelan Wins Prestigious NSF CAREER Award
Mary Whelan, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences, won a prestigious CAREER Award from the National Scientific Foundation (NSF) for the project, “Constraining land carbon uptake on regional and global scales by enabling the interpretation of two decades of trace gas measurements.” The five-year, $607,772 award from NSF’s Atmospheric Chemistry division is from […]
Earth has warmed in recent decades, but trends over past 4,000 years unclear | Fact check
Yair Rosenthal – Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
N.J.’s historic School of Conservation gets a new lease on life, but challenges remain
Frank Gallagher: Center for Urban Environmental Sustainability (CUES)
Fish evolution takes place in decades – not millions of years
Malin Pinsky – Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources
Cod Can Rebound From Overfishing If Properly Managed
Malin Pinsky – Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources
Overfishing linked to rapid evolution of codfish
Malin Pinsky – Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources
State of the Climate Report: Temperature, Sea Level Continue to Rise in NJ
Rutgers-led report details 2022 climate trends for state and local leaders New Jersey’s summer of 2022, with the warmest August on record and the lowest rainfall levels seen in more than 50 years, offers a glimpse into how climate change may affect future summers in the Garden State, according to a new report being released […]
