New Jersey holds the unwelcome mantle as one of the nation’s fastest-warming states. But just how fast? The non-profit research group Climate Central in Princeton has pinpointed it at a 3.5 degree increase in the state’s average annual temperature since 1970, third only to Delaware and Alaska.

The Garden State’s standing was the subject of a forum this week looking at how the state is addressing climate change in all its manifestations. See NJ Spotlight News’ full coverage.