Ready to take a deeper dive into sea level change? Explore these resources to learn more about how technology is used to understand future sea level rise, and how people around the world are building a more sustainable future.
Climate Change: Global Sea Level (NOAA Climate.gov)
This article explains how and why global sea levels are rising, how scientists measure sea level change, and why the rate of rise is accelerating.
Climate Change Impacts on Ocean and Marine Resources (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
The EPA outlines how sea level rise, warming oceans, and acidification impact marine ecosystems, coastal flooding, and human communities.
Coastal Impacts (U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit)
This resource explains how sea level rise increases coastal flooding, affects infrastructure, and creates challenges for communities trying to adapt.
Coastal Resilience (The Nature Conservancy)
The Nature Conservancy discusses nature-based solutions like wetlands, mangroves, and living shorelines that can reduce the impacts of sea level rise on people and ecosystems.
How Sea Level Rise Threatens Marine Animals (Earth.org)
This article focuses on how rising seas affect marine species by destroying habitats, increasing flooding, and disrupting ecosystems that animals rely on to survive.
Sea Level Change (NASA)
NASA provides an overview of sea level rise using satellite data, explaining the roles of melting ice sheets and thermal expansion, along with current trends and future risks.
Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding (National Geographic)
This article provides a visual and accessible explanation of how sea level rise affects coastlines, cities, and ecosystems around the world.
The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC)
This scientific report summarizes how melting glaciers and ice sheets contribute to sea level rise and presents projections under different emissions scenarios.
Climate change: A diagnostic from space
New Satellite to Track Changes in Sea Levels Caused by Global Warming
Artificial intelligence being used to answer questions about sea level rise
Our Ocean | Timelapse in Google Earth
Timelapse of sea levels and sea qualities in Google Earth.
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
A global network that supports cities and local governments in planning for sea level rise, climate adaptation, and sustainable development.
Living Breakwaters Project (New York City)
A coastal protection project that uses offshore breakwaters to reduce wave energy, limit erosion, and restore marine habitat along vulnerable shorelines.
Louisiana Coastal Master Plan
A large-scale state-led restoration and protection project that combines levees, sediment diversions, and wetland restoration to combat land loss and sea level rise.
MOSE Project (Venice, Italy)
A large-scale flood protection system designed to temporarily block storm surges and high tides, helping protect Venice from sea level rise and increasingly frequent flooding events.
The Nature Conservancy
A global conservation nonprofit that works on coastal resilience solutions like wetland restoration, living shorelines, and nature-based defences against rising seas.
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
An international conservation organization that addresses sea level rise by protecting coastal ecosystems such as mangroves, coral reefs, and salt marshes.
Climate Central: Surging Seas Risk Finder
An interactive mapping tool that lets students explore how different levels of sea level rise could affect coastal communities around the world.
Sea Level Rise Animations
Shows students the ways in which different coastal cities might be affected by rising sea levels.
Teaching Sea Level Rise – Exploratorium
Shows a variety of hands-on activities that students can do to learn more about rising sea levels.