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The town now floods even on sunny days. A Jersey Shore town is giving away money to help. What's next? Rutgers University scientists say there is a 50% chance that sea level in New Jersey will be ...
On Nov. 7, the Manasquan Reservoir was at less than 52% of its nearly 4.7 billion gallon water storage capacity, according to the New Jersey Water Supply Authority, which manages the Manasquan ...
Over the past 90 days, Monmouth County has only received 7.7 inches of rain, while 12 inches is the norm, according to the National Weather Service.
Barnegat Bay is a small brackish arm of the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 42 miles (68 km) long, along the coast of Ocean County, New Jersey in the United States. It is separated from the Atlantic by the long Island Beach State Park (colloquially called a " barrier island "), as well as by the north end of Long Beach Island , popular segments ...
In real-time, the NHC assessed Irene as a hurricane with 75 mph (121 km/h) maximum sustained winds at landfall. [ 3 ] [ 28 ] This would have made Irene the first storm of hurricane intensity to strike New Jersey since 1903 ; [ 29 ] however, the NHC downgraded the landfall intensity to 70 mph (110 km/h), with the strongest winds located over ...
It provides drinking water for an estimated 750,000 residents of Bergen and Hudson counties. Because of its environment, the Oradell Reservoir area is very susceptible to flooding. During many storms, such as Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and Hurricane Ida in 2021, the reservoir as well as connecting streams flooded the area and caused many roads to ...
Aside from the warm temperatures hitting South Jersey this week, our area is facing another unusual weather situation: a drought watch. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued ...
Spruce Run Recreation Area is a 1,290-acre (5.2 km 2) New Jersey state recreation area located in Union Township and Clinton Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. It encompasses the Spruce Run Reservoir that is used as a backup reservoir to protect the state from prolonged droughts.