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A new plain-language guide can help coastal planners use scientific data to prepare for the effects of rising seas – including more frequent, minor flooding.

Researcher Manuela Girotto uses satellite measurements and computer models to improve estimates of an often overlooked contributor to sea level rise: water flowing from land.

Members of the NASA Sea Level Change Team met in Savannah, Georgia, to get a firsthand look at the effects of rising seas and to strengthen connections with the community.

The satellite will measure the height of water on more than 90% of Earth's surface.

SWOT will reveal sea-surface height in higher resolution than any previous orbital platform.

An ongoing sea level change project takes a look at the effects that river discharge has on sea level.