It is hard to imagine, but the flash floods and thunderstorms that took more than two dozen lives over the last week in Texas and Oklahoma, and washed away hundreds of homes, could provide good news for drought-stricken California… “What this exemplifies is something that applies to climate variation in the short and long term,” said Anthony Broccoli, a professor in the department of environmental sciences at Rutgers University. “That one particular pattern may produce weather conditions viewed favorably in one place and less favorably somewhere else.”… Broccoli called this a seesaw effect that has long occurred in the US, with mild and dry winters on the west coast sometimes meaning cold and stormy winters on the east coast.
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Sandy Storm Inspires George Street’s ‘Green’ Production
Channeling the Heat Miser from the holiday cartoon classic “A Year without a Santa Claus,” Adam McDowell snidely punctuates his character Captain Carbon’s disdain for “Humans” in one of two show-stopping numbers that make “Gabi Goes Green!” a sure hit for young audiences… Two and a half years in the making, “Gabi” tells the tale of an eighth-grade student who has transferred to a new school after her family’s home was destroyed by Sandy. Armed with her clever smartphone app Eartha, Gabi transforms into the Green Hero and battles Captain Carbon by empowering others to reduce their carbon footprint with environmentally sound decisions… The public will get to see “Gabi” on March 30 and April 1 at the Playhouse. The latter date is tied to the theater’s free “Spotlight on Environmental Education” conference, featuring keynote speaker Anthony Broccoli, chair of Rutgers University’s Department of Environmental Sciences, and workshops to introduce climate change and other environmental issues into curriculum.
How Climate Change May Lead to Bigger Blizzards
With every winter storm, including the blizzard hitting the Northeast this week, climate change skeptics return to a familiar argument: If the world is getting warmer, why am I stuck out here, shoveling so much snow? Climate scientists tell FRONTLINE that blizzards don’t refute evidence of climate change- in fact, climate change can make blizzards more intense. The first thing people need to understand, they say, is the difference between climate and weather… “Weather is telling us what is happening at a particular time,” said Rutgers Climate Institute co-director Anthony Broccoli.
Experts talk about how climate change will impact New Jersey and the world [VIDEO]
Duke Farms in Hillsborough is one of the largest privately owned pieces of undeveloped land in New Jersey… In June of this year, the organization hosted its first “Duke Dialogues,” an hour-long conversation about issues of importance to the conservation community… The panel included: Dr. Robin Leichenko, professor of geography at Rutgers University and co-director of the Rutgers Climate Institute; Dr. Anthony Broccoli, professor of atmospheric science in the department of environmental sciences at Rutgers University, where he also serves as co-director of the Rutgers Climate Institute; and Duke Farms Executive Director Michael Catania.
Faculty and Staff Accomplishments
We congratulate these SEBS and NJAES faculty and staff on their accomplishments, appointments and awards below. For university-wide announcements, please visit the Rutgers Faculty and Staff Newsletter. 2024 Thomas Molnar, associate professor in the Department of Plant Biology, is the principal investigator of a four-year grant totaling $160,000 from the Ferrero Hazelnut Company (Ferrero HCo), […]
Snow foolin’: Blizzards still likely despite global warming
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.
Report: Make climate change integral to New Jersey state policies
The state of New Jersey needs to step up efforts to deal with the effects of climate change, a goal that might be achieved through the establishment of a statewide group to foster preparedness for the potential impacts of global warming, according to a new report…”Climate change is real; it’s happening now and it’s affecting New Jersey,” said Anthony Broccoli, professor of atmospheric science at Rutgers University at a forum held at Duke Farms.
Make Climate Change Integral to State Policies, Report Recommends
The state needs to step up efforts to deal with the effects of climate change, a goal that might be achieved through the establishment of a statewide group to foster preparedness for the potential impacts of global warming, according to a new report…”Climate change is real; it’s happening now and it’s affecting New Jersey,” said Anthony Broccoli, professor of atmospheric science at Rutgers University at a forum held at Duke Farms.
Experts Weigh in on Climate Change Impacts in Campus Discussion and Screening of “Shored Up”
What will a rising sea do to our homes, businesses and the survival of our communities? Can we afford to pile enough sand on our shores to keep the ocean at bay? Beach engineering has been our only approach so far but is there something else out there to be explored? In Long Beach Island […]
Is New Jersey Prepared for Rising Sea Levels? [AUDIO]
With evidence that sea levels in New Jersey have risen by more than a foot over the last 100 years and are expected to continue going up, some experts believe sea level rise should be considered as the state continues to recover and rebuild from Supers…
