The Sea Level
An interactive visualization of the variation in sea level height from 1993 to present day, as recorded by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre.
Discuss further
Use the interactive tool, , to visualize the satellite observations of global sea level rise over time.
Explain that global warming is causing the rise in sea levels due to the melting of ice-sheets.
Emphasize that the sea levels are rising globally by an average of about 3mm/year.