Sea-Level Rise Accelerates in New Jersey, Raising Coastal Flooding Risk, Study Says

November 24, 2025 | njspotlightnews.org

New Jersey is likely to see between 2.2 and 3.8 feet of sea-level rise by 2100 if the current level of global carbon emissions continue, but seas could rise by as much as 4.5 feet if ice-sheet melt accelerates, the New Jersey Climate Change Resource Center at Rutgers University said on Tuesday.

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NJ SEED: An important study that leans heavily on global carbon emissions as the chief cause of warming and sea level rise and not on east coast subsidence. Government can control emissions but not subsidence. Atlantic City is one of five major east coast cities most affected. The study also gives recognition to global warming that may be causing some of the polar ice sheet to melt. It is wise to consider the study and recognize that sea levels will rise. Coastal flooding will occur and mitigation practices need to be initiated but beware of fear tactics that open the door to more government control.