Tracking 30 Years of Sea Level Rise

Global mean sea level has risen 101 millimeters (3.98 inches) since 1992, and it continues to do so at 3.9 mm (0.15 inches) per year.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Tracking 30 Years of Sea Level Rise.

NASA Earth Observatory video and image by Joshua Stevens, using TOPEX/Poseidon data courtesy of Josh Willis/JPL-Caltech. Story by Michael Carlowicz.

Published August 11, 2022
Data acquired 1992 - 2022