Are you a coastal planner, a policymaker, or concerned about the future of sea level rise? A new tool allows you to visualize and download the projection data from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's 6th Assessment Report (AR6).
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The pioneering campaign drops probes from a plane into the sea to track how seawater is melting glaciers and lend insight into the future of sea level rise.
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In the mid-2030s, every U.S. coast will experience rapidly increasing high-tide floods, when a lunar cycle will amplify rising sea levels caused by climate change.
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Set for launch next year, the Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission will help scientists monitor Earth’s ocean, as well as the amount of fresh water in its lakes and rivers.
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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