• This article outlines how climate change is impacting New Jersey, the main causes of climate change, and what the state is doing to both slow climate change and prepare for unavoidable effects. 

Positives

• This article provides a concise explanation of climate change specific to New Jersey.
• It includes data and graphs specific to New Jersey, which could be more impactful to students from this area as opposed to focusing on global trends.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• The article is available to download as a PDF.

Differentiation

• The article mentions that some groups are more vulnerable to the negative effects of climate change, which could spark a greater conversation on climate injustice in New Jersey.
• Cross-curricular connections could be made to an economics class by exploring the economic impacts of New Jersey's commitment to establish 100% clean energy by 2050.
• Other resources about climate change in New Jersey include the video Climate Change: What's at Stake for New Jersey?, the article New Jersey's Changing Climate, and the video Why Chronic Floods Are Coming to New Jersey.
• For more on what New Jersey is doing to adapt to the effects of climate change, watch the video Inside a City Redesigned for Superstorms and Sea Level Rise.
  

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