{"query_echo":{"q":"","filters":{"geography":["Ocean County"]},"warnings":[{"code":"facet_value_not_in_vocabulary","message":"Value 'Ocean County' for facet 'geography' is not in the controlled vocabulary."}]},"total":{"value":1,"relation":"eq"},"page":1,"page_size":20,"self":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?geography=Ocean+County","stability":"beta","ai_marking":{"digital_source_type":{"uri":"http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/digitalsourcetype/trainedAlgorithmicMedia","name":"Created using Generative AI"},"notice":"Summary and key insights are generated using artificial intelligence."},"results":[{"id":"climcent-000251","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/climcent-000251","title":"NJ Seniors at Risk of Storm Surges in Atlantic, Cape May, Ocean Counties","publisher":{"name":"Climate Central","organization":"climate-central"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2022-10-21","source_url":"https://www.climatecentral.org/report/nj-seniors-at-risk-of-storm-surges-in-atlantic-cape-may-ocean-counties","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The analysis identifies significant risks to the very elderly population in South Jersey, estimating that 11,143 people aged 85 and older live in areas prone to residential flooding during a Sandy-like storm surge. Specifically, 1,853 people in this age group reside in census tracts that could be nearly entirely underwater, including parts of Brigantine, Atlantic City, and Ocean City. The report highlights that some local concentrations of the 85+ population, such as in Ocean City, are significantly higher than the U.S. average of 2%.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"climcent-000251#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"An estimated 11,143 people aged 85 and older live in areas of Atlantic, Cape May, and Ocean counties that could experience some residential flooding during a storm surge similar to Superstorm Sandy, with 34% of these census tracts having a higher percentage of residents 85+ than the U.S. average.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"climcent-000251#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Approximately 1,853 people aged 85 and older live in census tracts that could be nearly fully inundated in a Sandy-like scenario, affecting areas such as Brigantine, Atlantic City, Ventnor City, Margate City, Ocean City, and Long Beach.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"climcent-000251#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Certain local areas show extreme concentrations of very elderly residents compared to the national average; for example, one census tract in center Ocean City has about 17% of its population aged 85 or older, while the U.S. average is fewer than 2%.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"climcent-000251#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["storm surge","coastal flood","sea level rise","climate change vulnerability"],"geography_discussed":["Atlantic City","Ocean City","Ventnor City","Barnegat Light","Harvey Cedars","Long Beach","Brigantine","Margate City","United States"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["vulnerability assessment"]}]}