How quickly are sea levels rising? Scientists think that the combined impact of melting land ice and thermal expansion in recent years is contributing to a SLR rate of approximately 3.6 mm/year. Unfortunately, scientists believe that this rate of SLR is “unprecedented” in the last century. Overall, scientists think that Read more
What causes sea levels to rise? Globally, there are two main drivers of sea level rise: (1) The warming of the water in the ocean (called “thermal expansion”) As our atmospheric temperatures continue to rise, so too do the temperatures of the surface waters in the ocean. When water warms Read more
What is sea level rise? The term sea level refers to the average height that the ocean reaches along a given coastline. This average takes into account all of the variations in the height of the ocean that result from waves and tides over the course of the year. As Read more