NJ – Re-Think the Coast

December 10, 2013December 10, 2013

Raising Streets & Entire Islands – Not Just Homes

Raising houses may or may not be enough as oceans rise. What about the ground-level and below ground infrastructure around such homes? Will we need to raise public infrastructure and entire islands?

A thoughtful treatment of the issue by Sarah Watson in this Press of Atlantic City article December 8, 2013. It references a 1990 study by James Titus at EPA, a summer-homeowner on Long Beach Island, NJ who works at EPA and makes a case study of LBI. It prompted us to add the study to our “More Information” Page, see the bottom of the page here.

November 19, 2013November 19, 2013

NJ Not Planning Well for Sea Level Rise

According to this article by Scott Gurian on NJ Spotlight and Newsworks.org, all of the other states in the Mid-Atlantic Region are planning for sea-level rise in a serious way. NJ…not so much. Long article but well worth the read and there is a terrific interactive map from Climate Central at the end. Originally posted on Newsworks.org on November 12, 2013. Full article here.

November 4, 2013November 6, 2013

Editorial – Press of AC, Sandy’s Lesson’s Painful & Difficult

Editorial from the Press of Atlantic City, originally printed on Monday, October 28, 2013. Hurricane Sandy taught us all many lessons. But now, a year later, as an estimated 26,000 New Jersey residents remain out of their homes and as complaints grow about the maddeningly slow pace of many recovery programs, Professor Seneca’s lesson is one of the more important ones to keep in mind.

Read full editorial here