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Causes of Sea Level Rise and Its Impact on New Jersey's Coast
Provided by: Rutgers Climate Institute |Published on: April 27, 2021
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Synopsis
- This video explains how rising temperatures lead to sea level rise and how sea level rise impacts coastal communities in New Jersey.
- It advocates for democratic discussions to make the necessary decisions about the future of these coastal communities.
Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences, Geography
Authors: Rutgers Climate Institute
Region: Global, Jersey Shore
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- It includes maps of coastal flooding along the Jersey Shore and expert interviews that explain the concepts clearly.
Prerequisites
- Students should be familiar with the terms infrastructure and land-use planning.
- Students should know what is meant by deliberative democratic discussions when referring to climate actions and solutions.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Students can use a map of New Jersey to identify the specific coastal communities that are vulnerable to 2 feet of sea-level rise and 6 feet of sea-level rise.
- Students studying urban planning can discuss the specific land-use planning decisions that can be made to address vulnerable coastal communities and relocation.
- Other resources about the impacts of sea-level rise include Sea Level Rise: Climate Change Impacts, Sea Level Rise Viewer, Inside a City Redesigned for Superstorms and Sea Level Rise, Our Ocean | Timelapse in Google Earth, and Youth Climate Story: Sea Level Rise in Massachusetts.
- Other resources related to this topic from Rutgers Climate Institute include Climate Change: What's at Stake for New Jersey? and How Can We Respond to Climate Change?
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