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Satellite Record of Sea Level Rise From 1993 to 2024
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This graph shows global mean sea level (in blue) since 1993 as measured by a series of five satellites. The solid red line indicates the trajectory of this increase. The dotted red line projects future sea level rise.

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2023 Sea Level Rise Update
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This graph shows global mean sea level (in blue) since 1993. The solid red line indicates the trajectory of this increase, which more than doubled over the past three decades. The dotted red line projects future sea level rise.

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NASA Analysis Sees Spike in 2023 Global Sea Level Due to El Niño
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A long-term sea level dataset shows ocean surface heights continuing to rise at faster and faster rates over decades of observations. Global average sea level rose by about 0.3 inches (0.76 centimeters) from 2022 to 2023, a relatively large jump…

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