Title,"Figure 1. Global Average Absolute Sea Level Change, 1880-2023",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Short title,Absolute Sea Level Change,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Source,EPA's Climate Change Indicators in the United States: www.epa.gov/climate-indicators,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Data source,"Data sources: CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation). (2017). Update to data originally published in: Church, J. A., & White, N. J. (2011). Sea-level rise from the late 19th to the early 21st century. <i>Surveys in Geophysics</i>, <i>32</i>, 585-602. www.cmar.csiro.au/sealevel/sl_data_cmar.html; NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). (2024). <i>Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry: Sea level rise</i>. Retrieved March 1, 2024, from www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/sod/lsa/SeaLevelRise/LSA_SLR_timeseries_global.php.<br/>Web update: June 2024",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Short data source,"Data sources: CSIRO, 2017<sup><a href=""#ref4"">4</a></sup>; NOAA, 2024<sup><a href=""#ref5"">5</a></sup><br/>Web update: June 2024",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Units,inches,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
y-axis,Cumulative sea level change (inches),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
x-axis,Year,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023
Year interval,20,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Data - trend,CSIRO - Adjusted sea level (inches),0,0.220472441,-0.440944881,-0.232283464,0.59055118,0.531496062,0.437007874,0.216535433,0.299212598,0.362204724,0.440944881,0.374015748,0.499999999,0.685039369,0.303149606,0.767716535,0.468503937,0.673228346,1.043307086,1.338582676,1.125984251,1.110236219,1.291338581,1.606299211,1.2007874,0.984251968,1.251968503,1.196850392,1.098425196,1.27559055,1.271653542,1.598425195,1.476377951,1.547244093,1.795275589,2.10629921,2.031496061,1.854330707,1.791338581,1.854330707,1.905511809,1.988188974,1.952755904,1.999999998,1.712598423,1.791338581,2.047244092,2.003937006,1.850393699,1.905511809,2.062992124,2.047244092,2.271653541,2.440944879,2.228346454,2.448818895,2.295275588,2.519685037,2.622047241,2.826771651,2.618110234,3.098425194,3.098425194,3.098425194,2.84645669,2.95669291,3.251968501,3.374015745,3.562992122,3.51181102,3.598425193,3.972440941,3.870078736,4.043307082,3.929133854,3.964566925,3.763779524,4.291338578,4.346456688,4.358267712,4.503937003,4.748031491,4.543307082,4.480314956,4.169291334,4.610236216,4.397637791,4.452755901,4.484251964,4.751968499,4.67716535,4.881889759,5.240157475,5.003937003,5.472440939,5.409448813,5.370078735,5.303149601,5.555118105,5.362204719,5.598425191,6.086614167,5.858267711,6.188976372,6.153543301,5.74803149,5.771653537,5.795275585,5.980314955,6.157480309,6.24803149,6.346456686,6.374015742,6.3031496,6.507874009,6.622047237,6.78346456,7.059055111,6.669291332,7.003937001,7.055118103,7.271653536,7.366141725,7.728346449,7.712598417,7.716535425,7.885826764,7.960629913,8.303149598,8.531496054,8.83464566,8.897637786,9.244094479,8.913385818,,,,,,,,,,
Data - lower,CSIRO - Lower error bound (inches),-0.952755905,-0.732283464,-1.346456692,-1.129921259,-0.283464567,-0.330708661,-0.381889763,-0.602362204,-0.519685039,-0.456692913,-0.374015748,-0.440944881,-0.31496063,-0.114173228,-0.547244094,-0.082677165,-0.366141732,-0.145669291,0.267716535,0.574803149,0.405511811,0.417322834,0.61023622,0.937007873,0.53543307,0.377952756,0.673228346,0.61023622,0.527559055,0.700787401,0.696850393,1.039370078,0.917322834,0.992125983,1.251968503,1.57086614,1.519685038,1.350393699,1.291338581,1.354330707,1.393700786,1.472440943,1.433070865,1.488188975,1.196850392,1.255905511,1.507874014,1.496062991,1.366141731,1.429133857,1.590551179,1.566929132,1.803149604,1.976377951,1.759842518,1.980314959,1.83070866,2.055118108,2.157480313,2.346456691,2.18110236,2.673228344,2.673228344,2.673228344,2.425196848,2.535433068,2.834645666,2.996062989,3.19685039,3.181102359,3.287401571,3.665354327,3.56692913,3.748031492,3.64173228,3.685039366,3.488188973,4.019685035,4.086614169,4.102362201,4.244094484,4.488188972,4.283464563,4.220472437,3.905511807,4.346456688,4.137795271,4.196850389,4.220472437,4.476377948,4.401574799,4.610236216,4.968503932,4.736220468,5.204724404,5.145669286,5.1023622,5.043307081,5.291338577,5.098425192,5.34251968,5.830708655,5.610236215,5.93307086,5.905511805,5.499999994,5.523622042,5.551181097,5.732283459,5.905511805,5.992125978,6.090551175,6.114173222,6.04330708,6.24803149,6.362204718,6.523622041,6.799212591,6.401574797,6.736220466,6.787401568,7.007874009,7.09842519,7.456692906,7.440944874,7.44881889,7.618110228,7.681102354,8.035433063,8.259842511,8.555118102,8.602362196,8.917322826,8.562992117,,,,,,,,,,
Data - upper,CSIRO - Upper error bound (inches),0.952755905,1.173228345,0.464566929,0.66535433,1.464566928,1.393700786,1.255905511,1.03543307,1.118110235,1.181102361,1.255905511,1.188976377,1.314960629,1.484251967,1.153543306,1.618110235,1.303149605,1.492125983,1.818897636,2.102362203,1.846456691,1.803149604,1.972440943,2.275590549,1.86614173,1.590551179,1.83070866,1.783464565,1.669291337,1.850393699,1.846456691,2.157480313,2.035433069,2.102362203,2.338582675,2.641732281,2.543307084,2.358267714,2.29133858,2.354330706,2.417322832,2.503937005,2.472440942,2.511811021,2.228346454,2.326771651,2.586614171,2.511811021,2.334645667,2.381889761,2.535433068,2.527559053,2.740157478,2.905511808,2.696850391,2.917322832,2.759842517,2.984251965,3.08661417,3.307086611,3.055118107,3.523622044,3.523622044,3.523622044,3.267716532,3.377952752,3.669291335,3.7519685,3.929133854,3.842519681,3.909448815,4.279527555,4.173228342,4.338582673,4.216535429,4.244094484,4.039370075,4.562992121,4.606299208,4.614173224,4.763779523,5.007874011,4.803149601,4.740157475,4.433070862,4.874015743,4.65748031,4.708661413,4.748031491,5.02755905,4.9527559,5.153543302,5.511811018,5.271653538,5.740157474,5.673228341,5.63779527,5.56299212,5.818897632,5.625984246,5.854330703,6.342519679,6.106299206,6.444881883,6.401574797,5.996062986,6.019685033,6.039370073,6.22834645,6.409448812,6.503937001,6.602362198,6.633858261,6.562992119,6.767716529,6.881889757,7.043307079,7.31889763,6.937007867,7.271653536,7.322834638,7.535433063,7.63385826,7.999999992,7.98425196,7.98425196,8.153543299,8.240157472,8.570866133,8.803149597,9.114173219,9.192913376,9.570866132,9.263779518,,,,,,,,,,
Data - satellite,NOAA - Adjusted sea level (inches),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,6.306781039,6.438651665,6.57674495,6.723710173,6.779514525,6.770265291,6.840497137,6.919122465,7.116325549,7.258223788,7.410511627,7.465565214,7.566645782,7.678404507,7.674412818,7.828383728,7.973212968,8.03087412,7.966928207,8.362109902,8.453537927,8.579036068,8.92498423,9.048398764,9.11098598,9.234520538,9.480222637,9.592476574,9.797220121,9.974710764,10.20390442
