A part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet abruptly changed the direction of its flow within the past 2,000 years, potentially yielding insights into regional climatic shifts.
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The Kiribati island group will face rapidly increasing flood risk in coming decades as sea levels rise, says a recent report by the NASA Sea Level Change Team.
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The Virtual Earth System Laboratory includes simulations related to glaciers, ice sheets, sea level and solid earth.
Understanding Sea Level
NASA keeps track of sea level change and its causes from space. Find out more about how NASA satellite observations help our understanding of this complex topic.
NASA keeps track of sea level change and its causes from space. Find out more about how NASA satellite observations help our understanding of this complex topic.
Global Sea Level
Explore the main causes: ice melt and heat-driven expansion of ocean water