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Glacier

Sea level rise could be double previous estimates, NASA/UCI study finds

Amundsen Sea Embayment

3000+ billion tons of ice lost from Antarctic Ice Sheet over 25 years 

Satellite data from 30 years of observations is helping researchers tease apart natural and human-caused drivers of sea level rise. The information will help planners in regions like New Orleans, Louisiana, along the U.S. Gulf Coast to prepare for the future. Credit: NASA

NASA Uses 30-Year Satellite Record to Track and Project Rising Seas

Singapore skyline at night

Sea level rise poses particular risk for Asian megacities

Sea level rise contributions from the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets, and maps of projected 2150 CE Antarctic ice sheet surface elevation following different greenhouse gas emission scenarios (SSP1-1.9, strong emission cuts; SSP2-4.5, medium emission cuts; SSP5-8.5, weak emission cuts).

Acceleration of global sea level rise imminent past 1.8℃ planetary warming

Seawater

Worst impacts of sea level rise will hit earlier than expected

Map of Antarctica highlighting the Amundsen and Bellingshausen Seas

Runaway West Antarctic ice retreat can be slowed by climate-driven changes in ocean temperature

Advanced forecasting to help millions on coasts and in cities cope with climate-change impacts

Rocky coastline

Sea level rise to dramatically speed up erosion of rock coastlines by 2100

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