How Does Sea Level Rise Increase Flooding in New Jersey?

Provided by: SeaLevelRise |Published on: April 27, 2021

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This video explains why flooding has increased in New Jersey and makes the case for investing in solutions now to prevent higher costs later.

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Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences, Economics, Engineering

Authors: SeaLevelRise

Region: New Jersey

Languages: English

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Positives

The video clearly explains how sea level rise leads to floods with convincing footage of New Jersey floods.
It makes an economic case for investing in solutions now.

Prerequisites

Students should be familiar with Hurricane Sandy and its affects on NJ in 2012.
Students should know the terms groundwater and Nor'easter.

Differentiation & Implementation

Economics classes can look at the claim that FEMA studies show that $1 spent today saves a recovery cost of $6, and try to support the claim with data.
Civics classes can look at policies that can be implemented to protect homes, schools, drinking water, and streets from flooding.
ELA classes can start a letter-writing campaign during a unit on persuasive writing.
Students can visit the website sealevelrise.org for more information on sea-level rise in the United States.
Other resources related to this topic include What Causes Sea Level Rise and How Is It Affecting New Jersey's Coastal Communities? and Climate Change: What's at Stake for New Jersey?

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How Does Sea Level Rise Increase Flooding in New Jersey?

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