Global warming, rising seas threaten New Jersey, expert says | The Asbury Park Press | APP.com

While the economy may be the most immediate issue, climate change is on our doorstep, said Melanie Reding, education coordinator for the Jacques Cousteau Coastal Education Center in Little Egg Harbor.

Reding spoke Saturday about sea level rise and what warming oceans mean for New Jersey's coast, to an audience at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences.
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"In the scientific community, there is no debate about climate change," she said.
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"From the media, you'd think there is a debate," she said. While public opinion remains divided, climatologists agree that climate change has accelerated, she said.