Landfalling hurricanes and the role of climate change
By Meteorologist Joe Martucci I flipped through the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) last week. It’s our big trade magazine. Among announcements of future conferences and photos of research meteorologists out in nature, was a journal article...
Two snowstorms, one week? It’s very possible at the Jersey Shore
By Meteorologist Joe Martucci The cold December finally produced a snowstorm at the South Jersey shore on Monday and another one is highly likely on the way this Saturday. Monday’s snow was a South Jersey Snow Special, no doubt about that. Lower Township, in Cape May...
The eight ways it snows at the Jersey Shore
By Meteorologist Joe Martucci January started cold and it looks like it will stay cold through the middle of the month. With the cold, many of us think snow. In the beach towns, we average around 15 inches of snow in a winter. Meanwhile, inland areas in Atlantic and...
Atlantic City Officials Announce Preparations Ahead of Expected Snowfall in Region
City of Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small, Sr. called a news conference this afternoon, to discuss the city’s preparations as two systems are expected to move through the region in the coming days, each bringing snowfall, according to the National Weather Service....
Save the dates for these 12 Jersey Shore weather events
By Meteorologist Joe Martucci Swapping the previous year’s calendar in December for the new one in January is a social construct. January is still climatological winter. The shortest day of the year, the winter solstice, was already in December and the coldest days...
