As sea levels rise, so does coastal flooding

Change in US sea level

0.35 meters increase since 1925

0.30

0.25

0.20

0.15

0.10

0.05

0

1920

1940

1960

1980

2000

2020

Average minor floods per year

5 flood days per year

4

3

2

1

0

1920

1940

1960

1980

2000

2020

Change in US sea level

0.35 meters increase since 1925

0.30

0.25

0.20

0.15

0.10

0.05

0

1920

1940

1960

1980

2000

2020

Average minor floods per year

5 flood days per year

4

3

2

1

0

1920

1940

1960

1980

2000

2020

Change in US sea level

Average minor floods per year

0.35 meters increase since 1925

5 flood days per year

0.30

4

0.25

3

0.20

0.15

2

0.10

1

0.05

0

0

1920

1940

1960

1980

2000

2020

1920

1940

1960

1980

2000

2020

Change in US sea level

Average minor floods per year

0.35 meters increase since 1925

5 flood days per year

0.30

4

0.25

3

0.20

0.15

2

0.10

1

0.05

0

0

1920

1940

1960

1980

2000

2020

1920

1940

1960

1980

2000

2020

Change in US sea level

Average minor floods per year

0.35 meters increase since 1925

5 flood days per year

0.30

4

0.25

3

0.20

0.15

2

0.10

1

0.05

0

0

1920

1940

1960

1980

2000

2020

1920

1940

1960

1980

2000

2020