Sea level rise is the biggest threat to coastal communities when it comes to the effects of climate change, according to Alexander Gates. Gates is a distinguished service professor at Rutgers University–Newark and the founder of the Institute for Coastal Climate Change in Urban Areas. In this episode of the Advance Rutgers podcast, he explains why northern New Jersey and New York are at particular risk —plus how the institute will help communities, government agencies, and businesses prepare for the impacts of a changing climate.
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Sea level rise is the biggest threat to coastal communities when it comes to the effects of climate change, according to Alexander Gates. Gates is a distinguished service professor at Rutgers University–Newark and the founder of the Institute for Coastal Climate Change in Urban Areas. In this episode of the Advance Rutgers podcast, he explains why northern New Jersey and New York are at particular risk —plus how the institute will help communities, government agencies, and businesses prepare for the impacts of a changing climate.
Visit our website to learn about similar initiatives at Rutgers and how you can support them.