Droughts are the world’s most widespread natural disaster, and climate change is making them longer, more intense, and possibly more frequent. But how much do droughts actually hurt local economies and can water storage help cushion that blow? A new study tackles these questions on a global scale. Hilary Sigman, RCEI Affiliate and Professor of Economics at Rutgers University, is a co-author of the study along with Sheila Olmstead, Professor at …
Miles off the coast of New Jersey and New England, two major forces are converging: the rapid expansion of offshore wind energy and some of the most valuable fisheries in the United States. A new editorial published in Fisheries Oceanography takes stock of what we know — and what we urgently need to find out — about how these two uses of …
An article from Inside Climate News examines how powerful winter storms can trigger dangerous coastal flooding in New Jersey—highlighting that nor’easters, not just hurricanes, pose serious risks to the state’s densely populated shoreline. The story focuses on a recent blizzard that blanketed New Jersey with more than two feet of snow and brought strong winds that caused flooding in places …
A collaboration among Rutgers, NASA and other institutions outlines an integrated approach to greenhouse gas and wind observations A study published by the W. M. Keck Institute for Space Studies in collaboration with Rutgers University, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Institute of Technology, presents a roadmap for harnessing global-scale trace gas and atmospheric wind observations to improve the …
Faculty from SEBS and NJAES gathered on Rutgers’ Cook Campus in January to kick off a dialogue that the SEBS Office of Research hopes will lead to an increase in the high-quality, cross-disciplinary research at Rutgers that often significantly impacts the state and our society, at large. The in-person event was the kickoff of the office’s inaugural “Charting a Research …
Rutgers research opens new doors for offshore aquaculture in New Jersey Rutgers researchers have made a discovery that could change the future of seafood farming in New Jersey. A study led by marine scientist and RCEI affiliate Daphne Munroe has shown that Atlantic surfclams can be successfully farmed in the open ocean. Her research, published in the North American Journal of Aquaculture, proves that offshore …
Cities across China are transforming to become more environmentally sustainable, but this “green transition” is happening very unevenly—and new research reveals that the biggest gaps aren’t between provinces, but between cities within the same province. A study published in the journal Habitat International examined nearly 300 Chinese cities from 2004 to 2021 to understand why some cities contribute more to environmental inequality than others. Jesse Rodenbiker, RCEI Affiliate …
As wind turbines grow taller to capture stronger and steadier winds over the ocean, predicting how much electricity they’ll generate becomes more complex. A new study published in the journal Technometrics, one of the leading peer-reviewed journals in statistics and data science, introduces a powerful forecasting method designed specifically for these next-generation, ultra-scale turbines. The research was co-authored by Ahmed …
Annually, the New Jersey League of Conservation Voters (LCV) presents their top award, the Sustainability Award, to “an institution or business that is at the forefront of building a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable future for New Jersey.” This year, that prestigious commendation has been given to Rutgers University, for its active and substantial initiative in integrating climate and sustainability …
Imagine waking up before sunrise to nature’s chorus, trusting that the river near your home will provide your family with nutritious food and sustain life in the community. Yet, each year, shifting seasonal patterns make the river more unpredictable and its bounty scarcer. This reality is faced by populations along Cambodia’s Mekong River …
