mapping of areas susceptible to sea level rise solely based on elevation and adjacency to the sea for regions around the globe

a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report that finds that mid-Atlantic coastal states will experience a dramatic increase in storm surge flooding and coastal erosion because of climate change

a stakeholder forum of leaders from industry, governments and NGOs, set up to discuss and explore areas of potential consensus regarding core scientific, technological, and economic issues critical to shaping sound public policies on climate change

an information and referral center supporting polar and cryospheric research; distributes data about snow cover, glaciers, ice sheets, paleoglaciology, and ice cores - at the University of Colorado

uses spaceborne radar altimeter to measure ocean topography including measuring sea level rise

reports from EPA's Sea Level Rise Project, whose mission since 1982 has been to accelerate the process by which people in the coastal zone prepare for the possible adverse effects of rising sea level

an EPA report, Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise: A Focus on the Mid-Atlantic Region, that discusses the impacts of sea-level rise on the physical characteristics of the coast, on coastal communities, and the habitats that depend on them

a site from the USGS that provides an opportunity to download a series of maps that show changes in a portion of the Antarctic ice sheet over a 30-year time span

interactive map showing effects of various incremental rises of sea level for cities around the world; included number of homes that would be lost and the number of people losing those homes

a report by UNEP that aims to provide an illustrated global view of the available data sets related to glaciers and ice caps, their distribution around the globe, and the changes that have occurred since the maximum extents of the so-called Little Ice Age (LIA)

seeks to provide a co-ordinating framework within the UK for the transfer of high-quality marine climate change impacts evidence and advice to policy advisors and decision-makers

this U.S.G.S. project seeks to objectively determine the relative risks due to future sea-level rise from climate change for the U.S. Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf of Mexico coasts

the Coastal Management Division of North Carolina's Department of Environmentand Natural Resources provides links to pdf copies of presentations relating to sea level rise and its effects on the NC coastal areas

provides a central source of information for ocean scientists on research activities in the ocean's dropping pH and ways to minimize the effects of such changes

report from UNEP that examines major challenges in the Pacific Islands region in adjusting, with limited resources, to the responses of coastal ecosystems to climate-change-induced rise of sea levels (pdf)

disseminates accurate and up-to-date information on current state of the cryosphere in Canada

an electronic information service covering global warming, climate change, sea-level rise and related issues; with particular reference to the situation in the developing world