Within the past 15 years, New Jersey has experienced its wettest and warmest years in well over a century of observations. Warm conditions are arriving earlier in the spring and persisting into fall, extreme events, such as Ida, Sandy, and Irene appear to be becoming more common, and sea level is rising along NJ shorelines at a faster pace than many other locations around the globe. All of this suggests that NJ’s climate regime is hardly stable; it is changing. Natural variations alone cannot account for these local and global anomalies. Human influences on climate are significant, prompting discussion as to how society might mitigate or develop greater resiliency to increasing climate change. This presentation will explore the physical dimensions of the issue, both short and long term.
Presenter: David Robinson, Rutgers Distinguished Professor Emeritus & NJ State Climatologist Emeritus
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