Causes of Sea Level Rise and Its Impact on New Jersey's Coast
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Grades6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12Earth and Space Sciences, Geography
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Provided by Rutgers Climate Institute
What it is
- 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.
Teaching tips
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?
From the scientist review
This video explores how extreme weather conditions accelerate sea level rise and, in turn, exacerbate tidal flooding and change land-use patterns in New Jersey's coastal communities. It recommends effective land-use planning, risk assessment, and improving physical infrastructure and technology to deal with communities under threat of flooding. This is recommended for teaching.
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