U.S. Sea Level Change hosts a ream of data on global sea level rise, including an interactive tool that lets you pinpoint a specific area. With the National Sea Level Explorer, you can choose a region of the U.S. to see how the sea levels have changed there. For example, the total sea level rise for the contiguous U.S. since 1970 is 6.7 inches, and that is expected to go up another 9 inches from 2020 to 2050.
How much has the sea level risen since 1970?
Answer: There’s now a website that tells you.
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Sea level rise is one of the many problems arising from our rapidly changing climate (pun intended). Until now, though, the exact data on how much it has risen and where haven’t been the easiest to find. The Interagency Task Force on Sea Level Change just launched a new website that changes that.
U.S. Sea Level Change hosts a ream of data on global sea level rise, including an interactive tool that lets you pinpoint a specific area. With the National Sea Level Explorer, you can choose a region of the U.S. to see how the sea levels have changed there. For example, the total sea level rise for the contiguous U.S. since 1970 is 6.7 inches, and that is expected to go up another 9 inches from 2020 to 2050.
The task force that created the website is comprised of representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NASA, the Department of Defense and others.
U.S. Sea Level Change hosts a ream of data on global sea level rise, including an interactive tool that lets you pinpoint a specific area. With the National Sea Level Explorer, you can choose a region of the U.S. to see how the sea levels have changed there. For example, the total sea level rise for the contiguous U.S. since 1970 is 6.7 inches, and that is expected to go up another 9 inches from 2020 to 2050.
