World Map Of Sea Level Rise
Map of the united states indicating high risk flood areas with sea level rise.
World map of sea level rise. If an area is experiencing more than one impact don t worry you can add as many points as you d like. The maps here show the world as it is now with only one difference. Connect with coastal stakeholders across the country through this interactive map which allows you to identify and share your observations and experiences with sea level rise impacts along canada s coastline. The difference now is that we are both causal to and threatened by the changes taking place.
Between 1900 and 2016 the sea level rose by 16 21 cm 6 3 8 3 in. This acceleration is due mostly to human caused global warming which is driving thermal expansion of seawater and the melting of land based ice. Sea level is now 120 meters higher than it was 20 000 years ago. Zoom into a familiar location create a point and share your story.
1554 which is a trend of roughly 30 cm 12 in per century. Users can simulate inundation associated with one to six feet of sea level rise at various scales along the contiguous united states coast except for the great lakes. San jose becomes like a city in la county and north. A world of more ice and land bridges unrecognizable to us now.
Sea level rise and coastal flooding impacts. The social vulnerability index which shows areas of high human vulnerability to hazards is based on population attributes from census 2010 e g age and poverty and the built environment. Sea level rise map viewer. This map viewer illustrates the scale of potential coastal flooding after varying amounts of sea level rise.
Dataset tabs default display. By overlaying social and economic data on a map that depicts sea level rise a community can see the potential impact that sea level rise can have on vulnerable people and businesses. 1 in this scenario. This map shows the land which would be flooded if the ice caps melt in entirety in which case the sea level would rise by 80 32 meters.
Sea level rise tool from earthtime and then there s a new map that lets users peer 60 years into the future of north american cities. More precise data gathered from satellite radar measurements reveal an accelerating rise of 7 5 cm 3 0 in from 1993 to 2017. The report findings are based on coastaldem a new digital elevation model developed by climate. Connect interactive sea level rise impact map.
Not only are sea level rise impacts being observed across the. As she told a new york times reporter on a trip to south africa i wish i could take people that question the significance of sea level rise out in the field with me she said because. Inversely in warmer periods the oceans have been anywhere between 6 to 30 meters higher than where they are currently. The authors of a paper published tuesday developed a more accurate way of calculating land elevation based on satellite readings a standard way of estimating the effects of sea level rise over.