the rise of sea level
Rising Tides, Resilient Futures: How Communities Can Adapt to Sea‑Level Rise
Rising Tides, Resilient Futures: How Communities Can Adapt to Sea-Level Rise By 2024, global sea levels have risen about 8 inches (21 centimeters) since 1880, pressing low-lying coasts worldwide. Sea-level rise is the steady increase in ocean height driven chiefly by melting ice sheets, glaciers and thermal expansion of warming