Increased Flooding Could Lead to ‘Climate Migration’ in NJ

May 30, 2025 | njspotlightnews.org

Some 1.3 million people in New Jersey live in high-risk flood zones and could be forced from their homes in a wave of “climate migration,” according to a new study. 

Over the next 25 years, severe flooding could threaten property worth $436 billion, erasing $6 billion in tax revenues for New Jersey cities and towns, according to the study.

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