2025 NJ Scientific Report on Climate Change
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Provided by: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection|Published on: May 4, 2026
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Synopsis
- This scientific report details how climate change is expected to impact New Jersey’s environment, wildlife, and citizens in the near future.
- In these 299 pages, students will find information on emissions, temperature and precipitation changes, sea level rise, air quality, and their implications for New Jersey’s water, ecosystems, agriculture, and public health.
Subjects: Biology, Geography
Authors: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Region: New Jersey
Languages: English
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Positives
- This report is very thorough.
- Students will feel a sense of hope as they read about New Jersey’s goal to lead the rest of the United States in climate action.
Prerequisites
- This report builds on the readers’ extensive familiarity with climate change, its causes, and its impacts.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Students can read the Executive summary, sections of it, or the pink Key Findings boxes, depending on how much class time is available.
- In language arts classes, students can use data or excerpts from this report as evidence to support an informative or persuasive essay on the topic of climate change in New Jersey.
- The sections discussing the impacts on human health, agriculture, and communities can be helpful for students who are exploring environmental justice concerns in the New Jersey region.
- Teachers can assign individual chapters to connect to the topics being studied, such as assigning Chapter 4 for topics on weather and climate or Chapter 5 for biology topics.
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About the Partner Provider
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Dedicated to improving and protecting public health and the environment, NJDEP uses the best available science to guide the conservation of natural and historic resources, ensure a stable climate and resilient communities, and secure clean and healthy air, water and lands throughout New Jersey. A main priority for NJDEP is to reduce and respond to climate change; hence the commitment to support educators implementing NJ Climate Change Learning Standards in all subject areas, at all grade levels.
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