A new, interactive dashboard created by the Center for Coastal Resources Management at W&M’s Batten School & VIMS consolidates sea level rise and acceleration data for 36 US coastal communities. (Image credit: William & Mary’s Batten School & VIMS)
This year, the report cards are consolidated in an interactive dashboard and add data from tide gauge stations in Annapolis, MD; Solomons Island, MD; Yorktown, VA; and Fort Myers, FL.
Most sea level projections are based on an understanding of average global sea level rise. However, sea levels do not rise uniformly across the world. Factors such as geological uplift, land subsidence, ocean currents, and other processes all impact regional sea level trends…