Sea-Level Rise

• Date: 01 April 2017

4-2017 NEWS & ANALYSIS 47 ELR 10285

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Source: https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/sea-level/.

Sea-Level Rise

GROUND DATA: 1870-2000

Data source: Coastal tide gauge records.

Credit: CSIRO

1870 1890 1910 1930 1950 1970 1990

YEAR

Sea Level Change (mm)

250

200

150

100

50

0

-50

SATELLITE DATA: 1993-PRESENT

Data source: Satellite sea level obser vations.

Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

RATE OF CHANGE

3.4

millimeters per year

margin: ±0.4

1995 2000 2005 2010 2015

TIME

Sea Height Variation (mm)

80

60

40

20

0

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