STATE — The Christie administration missed Thursday’s deadline for spending $7.6 million in federal funds to help launch our health exchange under the Affordable Care Act. Christie’s inaction showed he would rather appease arch-conservative Republicans rather than help guide Jerseyans…
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Climate change threatens severe global water shortage
by Ari Phillips A new study by a diverse group of researchers from twelve countries found that of the human impacts stemming from climate change, the threat it poses to global water supplies may be the most severe. Published in the Proceedings…
One year of senseless silence on gun violence
One year ago today, we lost 26 fellow Americans to gun violence at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. We lost 20 of our youngest students, and six dedicated school workers. To mark the anniversary of that tragedy with…
Rapid Sea Level Rise Would Leave Jersey Shore Vulnerable To Flooding Worse Than Sandy
STATE – Scientists at Rutgers and Tufts universities estimate that sea level will rise 18 inches at the Jersey shore over the next 37 years, according to newly published research that appears in the inaugural issue of the journal Earth’s Future.
Evidence Shows Global Heat May Be Hiding In Oceans
(via Climate Central) LONDON – Far below the surface, the waters of south-east Asia are heating up. A region of the Pacific is now warming at least 15 times faster than at any time in the last 10,000 years.
Scientists Warn That Warming ‘Will Be Hard To Reverse’
(via Climate Central) LONDON – A Swiss-American team of scientists has looked far into the future and calculated that the present lukewarm plans to limit climate change may involve too little action, applied too late.
U.S. Methane Emissions Vastly Underestimated: Study
(via Climate Central) The federal government has vastly underestimated climate change-fueling methane being emitted in the United States, primarily from the oil and gas and cattle industries, according to a new Harvard University study.
Least Active Atlantic Hurricane Season In 30 Years
(via Climate Central) Defying dire outlooks issued in the spring, the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season, which officially ends Nov. 30, was the least active since 1982, and the sixth-least-active season since 1950, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said on Monday.
Internet Gaming In New Jersey: First The Garden State, Then The World
(via NJ Spotlight) Before New Jersey even tested its first online games, a state senator unveiled his proposal to expand the state’s Internet gambling reach across the world.
Globe’s Unbroken Warm Streak Approaches 29 Years
(via Climate Central) The globe’s unbroken hot streak is inching closer to 29 years, with new data showing that October was the 344th consecutive month with global average surface temperatures above the 20th century average.