Title: Sea Level Rise and Global Warming | Union of Concerned Scientists
Headings: Infographic: Sea Level Rise and Global Warming
Infographic: Sea Level Rise and Global Warming
Sea level is rising—and at an accelerating rate—especially along the US East Coast and Gulf of Mexico.
Why are the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico hotspots of sea level rise?
How quickly is land ice melting?
Why is there such a large range in sea level rise projections?
How high and how quickly will sea level rise in the future?
Methodology
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Content: How high and how quickly will sea level rise in the future? Our past emissions of heat-trapping gases will largely dictate sea level rise through 2050, but our present and future emissions will have great bearing on sea level rise from 2050 to 2100 and beyond. Even if global warming emissions were to drop to zero by 2016, sea level will continue to rise in the coming decades as oceans and land ice adjust to the changes we have already made to the atmosphere. The greatest effect on long-term sea level rise will be the rate and magnitude of the loss of ice sheets, primarily in Greenland and West Antarctica, as they respond to rising temperatures caused by heat-trapping emissions in the atmosphere. Methodology
The Sea Level Rise and Global Warming infographic is based on careful evaluations of published scientific observations and projections of sea level rise, as well as material in the UCS short report, Causes of Sea Level Rise: What the Science Tells Us. Learn more about the methodology and assumptions behind the infographic. Rights and permissions
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