NASA has released new images that show an acceleration in global sea level rise, from about 1 millimeter per year at the beginning of the last century to 3 millimeters per year today.
“NASA’s been looking down at the oceans from space for about the last 23 years,” explains Josh Willis, a NASA climate scientist, in a video posted below. “And when they do we see the sea levels are rising – rapidly. Much more rapidly than they have any time in the last thousand years."
Since 1992, NASA has noted about 7 centimeters of sea level rise total. While this may not seem like much, it's spread over about two-thirds of the planet's surface. And as the planet continues to heat up, glacier and ice sheets will melt, further contributing to sea level rise. According to Willis, the implications will be profound.
"We live in a society that loves the ocean. We love the beaches and we put a lot of infrastructure there," Willis states. "Across the world, there are hundreds of millions of people that will be threatened by sea level rise in the coming century."
"We have to begin to prepare for sea level rise," he asserts.
Watch the full video here:
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