Global mean sea levels have risen faster in the 20th century than in any prior century over the past 3,000 years.

NASA predicts an 8-inch sea level rise by 2050, affecting Pacific island nations. Flood risks will grow annually.

With global sea level rising faster than at any time over the last 3,000 years, UN Member States met on Wednesday to examine how best to address this existential threat.

For the first time, the public has access to a whole-of-government, comprehensive online resource all about sea level rise: SeaLevel.GlobalChange.gov.

The global sea level is now rising faster than at any time in the last 3,000 years and accelerating - the rate of increase has more than doubled since the 1990s.

Globally, the sea is rising. This is a direct consequence of global warming, caused by melting ice in places like Greenland and Antarctica, and the expansion of seawater as it warms. The United Nations reports,

Over the next decades to centuries, will melting of the Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS)—Earth's largest ice mass—cause global sea level to rise by five meters, two meters or less?

The urgent need for knowledge, data, and science to inform risk assessments and decision-making on sea level rise took center stage during a

Scientists predict a dramatic increase in flooding events, with some islands facing up to 65 annual flood days by the 2050s.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Wednesday that rising sea levels threaten to create "a rising tide of misery" for millions, with intense storm surges, coastal erosion and c

Pacific Island nations such as Tuvalu, Kiribati, and Fiji will experience at least 8 inches (15 centimeters) of sea level rise, according to an analysis by NASA's sea level change science team. This amount of rise will occur regardless of whether greenhouse gas emissions change in the coming years.