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General

• Digital Coast | NOAA Office for Coastal Management
  Broad resource for projections, planning, maps and basic guidance around sea level rise in the U.S. Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management.
• Special Issue on Sea Level
  2011 collection of scientific articles on diverse sea level rise subjects. Source: Oceanography (scientific journal).
• RisingSea.net
  Compiled articles, maps, and general information by a long-time employee of the EPA and sea level rise expert. Source: Jim Titus
• JohnEnglander.net
  An accessible sea level rise and oceans blog. Source: John Englander
• The Copenhagen Diagnosis: Climate Science Report 
  An accessible 2009 update on climate science generally, including sea level rise and its contributing factors such as land ice loss. Source: See site for authors list.
• As Glaciers Melt, Science Seeks Data on Rising Seas
  Feature article with recent summary of sea level science. Source: The New York Times 
• Sea Level Rise: Understanding the Past, Improving Projections for the Future
  Broad sea level rise background from leading Australian scientific institute. Based substantially on IPCC reports. Source: CSIRO (Australia)

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Observations

• Historic U.S. Sea Level Rise Trends
  Interactive map showing long-term local sea level change trends around the U.S., with links to table and report. Source: NOAA. 
• Global Climate Change Key Indicators: Sea level
  Observed global sea level changes since 1870. Source: NASA.
• Vital Signs of the Planet
  Links to NASA videos and interactive graphics about sea level rise and global ice loss. Soure: NASA.
• Global Sea Level Observations
  Technical research site about recent sea level trends, based largely on satellite measurements. Source: University of Colorado Sea Level Research Group. 

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Projections

• Sea-Level Change Considerations for Civil Works Programs
  Coastal engineering guidelines to take sea level rise projections into account. Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
• Sea Level
  A leading international sea level research group, best known for future sea level projections (used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; California; North Carolina; the Netherlands; this site; and others). Source: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (Germany).
• Sea Level Change in the 21st Century
  2007 IPCC projections for future sea level rise. Widely cited, but does not include acceleration in decay of glaciers or ice sheets. Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

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Impacts

• Digital Coast | NOAA Office for Coastal Management
  Guide to sea level rise inundation risks and community responses. Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management.
• Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-Level Rise: A Focus on the Mid-Atlantic Region
  Recent federal report on sea level rise science and threats. Source: U.S. Global Change Research Program.
• Climate Change and Impacts of Sea Level Rise
  DoD-sponsored research projects with focus on sea level rise risks to military installations. Source: U.S. Department of Defense.
• Strategic Foresight Initiative
  Memo on long term climate change risks, including sea level rise, and their implications for emergency management. Source: FEMA. 
• Coastal Zones and Sea Level Rise
  General background to sea level rise impacts, with links to maps and reports. Largely based on 2007 IPCC report and earlier sources. Source: EPA. 

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Maps

• Sea Level Rise Viewer | Digital Coast - NOAA Office for Coastal Management
  Detailed, technical sea level rise mapping tool for U.S. coast sections using high-resolution elevation data. Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management.
• Coastal Flood Exposure Mapper | Digital Coast - NOAA Office for Coastal Management
  This tool supports users undertaking a community-based approach to assessing coastal hazard risks and vulnerabilities by providing maps that show people, places, and natural resources exposed to coastal flooding.
• The Nature Conservancy's Coastal Resilience Tool
  Collection of select regional sea level rise maps and response strategies. Source: The Nature Conservancy.
• Nation Under Siege: A Coastal Nation
  Visualizations of sea level rise scenarios in various cities. Source: Architecture 2030.
• Mapping Areas Potentially Impacted by Sea Level Rise
  Medium- and low-resolution U.S. and global sea level rise maps. Source: University of Arizona Dept. of Geosciences Environmental Studies Laboratory.
• Sea Level Affecting Marshes Model
  Tool for mapping projected coastal changes with sea level rise, incorporating modeled coastal marsh responses. Source: Warren Pinnacle Consulting. 

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Regional

• The Impacts of Sea Level Rise on the California Coast
  Recent and detailed report and maps on potential sea level rise impacts to California. Source: Pacific Institute. 
• Draft Regional Climate Action Plan
  Includes review draft papers on sea level rise projections, maps and projected impacts. Source: Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact.
• Climate Change and Sea Level Rise in Florida
  Summary of potential sea level rise and storm surge impacts. Source: The Florida Oceans and Coastal Council. 
• Sea Level Rise: New York Projections and Impacts
  Summary of impacts and projections, with link to December 2010 special task force report to the NY legislature on sea level rise. Source: NY State Dept. of Environmental Conservation.

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Climate Central

• Arctic Changes
  A collection including graphics explaining Greenland ice loss, an important sea level rise contributor.
• Support Brackets Won’t Help These Weakening Shelves
  Collapsing ice shelves and sea level.
• Greenland: Ice Cores and Climate
  Video: Ancient ice clues about future sea level. 
• Drilling Back to the Future: Climate Clues from Ancient Ice on Greenland
  Video: Ancient ice clues about future sea level
• How Much Will Sea Level Rise?
  Video: A friendly explainer.
• Adapting Miami to Climate Change
  Video: Miami prepares for the dangers of climate change, sea level rise and extreme weather chief among them.

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