Glacier Melt & Sea Level Rise
How ice loss and ocean warming raise coastal weather and flood risks.
Sea level rise is shaped by melting land ice and thermal expansion of seawater. It turns ordinary coastal storms into higher-impact flood events.
Key signals
- Satellite altimetry tracks global mean sea level.
- Local land motion can amplify or reduce relative rise.
- Storm surge risk grows when baseline water levels rise.
์ถ์ฒ: Wikimedia Commons climate data chart ยท ์ ๋ฐ์ดํธ 2026-06-15