Climate Change and the Economy : Assessing the Costs of Climate Change
The most recent climate modeling predicts higher sea levels for the New Jersey coast. Tourism, transportation, real estate and human health are likely to be affected in various ways and could see losses in the billions of dollars. Changing climate is expected to increase the economic impacts on New Jersey and the nation. These changes will be more pronounced if global greenhouse gas emissions are not reduced.
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