Global sea levels are rising faster and faster. It spells catastrophe for coastal towns and cities

Map shows US cities where sea level rise is accelerating

Almost every city on the U.S coastline saw an increase in sea level rises in 2024, according to the Virginia Institute of Marine Science.

Global sea levels are rising faster and faster. It spells catastrophe for coastal towns and cities

For around 2,000 years, global sea levels hardly varied. That changed in the twentieth century. Sea levels started rising and have not stopped since — and now, the pace is accelerating.

Scientists sound the alarm as vanishing coastlines put major cities at risk: 'We can't just stand here and let the water take us'

As sea levels continue to rise around the world, coastal communities and infrastructure have begun to feel the effects. Among these regions is Canada's Vancouver Island, the site of increasingly intense storms and flooding, reported Goldstream News Gazette. What's happening? Due to rising temperatures, ice sheets are starting to melt, bringing ocean waters higher and putting coastal communities at risk. Currently, the Oak Bay municipality on Van…

2024 sea level 'report cards' map futures of US coastal communities

William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS have released their 2024 U.S. sea level "report cards," providing updated analyses of sea level trends and projections for 36 coastal communities. Encompassing 55 years of historical data, the report cards aid planning and adaptation efforts by analyzing rates of sea level rise and acceleration at each locality and forecasting 2050 water levels.

Sea Levels Rose Faster Than Expected Last Year. Blame Global Warming - But What Happens Next?

Though global sea levels "varied little" for the 2,000 years before the 20th century, CNN reports that sea levels then "started rising and have not stopped since - and the pace is accelerating." And sea level rise "was unexpectedly high last year, according to a recent NASA analysis of satellite data." More concerning, however, is the longer-term trend. The rate of annual sea level rise has more than doubled over the past 30 years, resulting in …

Melting glaciers caused almost 2cm of sea level rise this century, study reveals

The Guardian reported Melting glaciers have caused almost 2cm of sea level rise this century alone, a decades-long study has revealed. The research shows the world’s glaciers collectively lost 6.542tn tonnes of ice between 2000 and 2023, causing an 18mm (0.7in) rise in global sea levels. The world’s glaciers lost an average of 273bn tonnes of ice every year – the equivalent of 30 years of water consumption by the entire global population. Read …