slide 1 - A child playing in a flooded street

New Study Points the Way to Better Flooding Forecasts

The study shows that with higher sea level, fewer additional factors are needed to cause episodes of coastal flooding. Full story ›

slide 2 - Satellite image of Nantucket Island

Cause and Effect: Rising Seas in the Northeast

A new study is among the first to use statistical data and modeling to determine the causes of sea-level rise on the Northeast U.S. coast. Full story ›

Scientist Interview: Robert Kopp

NASA Sea Level Change Team member Robert Kopp uses data on past sea-level rise to improve forecasts of what's to come – and to help coastal planners prepare. Full story ›

NASA Sea-level Team Talks Partnership, Collaboration in 3-day Meeting

The researchers shared their latest findings, and discussed how to make sea-level science more useful to planners and others preparing for changes on the U.S. coast. Full story ›

slide 5 - Photo of Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica.

Sharpening Forecasts for a Glacier at Risk

To better predict changes in Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier, sea-level scientists turn their focus to the bedrock beneath. Full story ›

Global Mean Sea Level

3.4

± 0.4
mm/yr
Ocean Mass

2

± 0.3
mm/yr
Steric Height

1.2

± 0.2
mm/yr
Greenland Ice Mass Change

274

± 21
Gt/yr
Antarctica Ice Mass Change

151

± 39
Gt/yr

Advancing NASA Sea Level Science and Interdisciplinary Research

Climate Tools

Visualize and access information and data relevant to understanding and planning for sea level rise in response to ongoing climate change.

Interagency Sea Level Rise Scenario Tool

Visualize and download the sea level scenarios from the U.S. Sea Level Rise Interagency Task Force.
IPCC AR6 Sea Level Projection Tool

Visualize and download global and local sea level projections from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth Assessment Report.
Sea Level Evaluation & Assessment Tool

View regional relative sea level trends and understand the processes that contribute to the measurements from satellite altimeters and tide gauges.

Data and Analysis Tools

Analyze and download satellite, in situ, reanalysis and modeled data associated with sea level change and the processes that contribute to it.

Data Analysis Tool

Analyze NASA data with the Data Analysis Tool. Perform regional statistical analysis, time series analysis and comparison.
Virtual Earth System Laboratory

The Virtual Earth System Laboratory includes simulations related to glaciers, ice sheets, sea level and solid earth.