Ocean Level Rise Map

Sea level rise and coastal flooding impacts. That’s 30% more than when nasa launched its first satellite mission to measure ocean heights in 1992. Sea levels do not rise homogeneously and thus some regions are more threatened than others.

Forget, 2015, estimated extent of coastal flooding due to sea level change and storm surge for 118 u.s. Global sea level is rising approximately 0.13 inches (3.3 millimeters) a year. Average global sea level has risen by more than 8 cm since the early 1990’s and it continues to rise at a rate of 3.3 mm each year.

The data and maps in this tool illustrate the scale of potential flooding, not the exact location, and do not account for erosion, subsidence, or future construction.

Sadly, the rise in global sea levels reached a record high of 3.6 inches in 2020 alone, with the rate at which sea levels are rising also doubling throughout most of the 20th century. Sea level rise and storm surge projections for the national park service. Together with our international and interagency partners, we’re monitoring the causes of sea level rise with high accuracy and precision. Sea level rise viewer about.