About and FAQ — MyCoast: New Jersey
Have you experienced more frequent or intense flooding in your community? New Jersey is becoming increasingly vulnerable to the effects of climate change such as extreme storms, changing precipitation rates, and an increase in high tide flooding as sea levels rise.
MyCoast: New Jersey was launched in 2021 through a partnership of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Coastal Management Program and the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve. This initiative is designed to give you a platform where you can share photos and stories to document impacts of flooding due to rain, storms, or high tides and changes to our environment over time. This helps us determine how often a community is flooding and where, leading a collaborative effort to identify and prioritize climate change resilience strategies.
By using MyCoast you are capturing important weather and climate related events in your community. We analyze and share this data to make informed management decisions for New Jersey.
For questions and more information, please contact:
Amanda Archer
Coastal Training Program Coordinator, Jacques Cousteau Reserve
amanda.archer@marine.rutgers.edu
Watch this video to learn more about climate change impacts to coastal New Jersey: