Global Sea Level Rise

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-012353",
  "term": "Global Sea Level Rise",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definitions": [
    "1. Caused by a change in the volume of the world's oceans due to temperature increase, deglaciation (uncovering of glaciated land because of melting of the glacier), and ice melt.\n\n2. Worldwide average rise in mean sea level; may be due to a number of different causes, such as the thermal expansion of sea water and the addition of water to the oceans from the melting of glaciers, ice caps, and ice sheets; contrast with relative sea-level rise. [Coastal Sensitivity Glossary].",
    "The worldwide average rise in mean sea level; may be due to a number of different causes, such as the thermal expansion of sea water and the addition of water to the oceans from the melting of glaciers, ice caps, and ice sheets; contrast with relative sea-level rise."
  ],
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "NOAA Coastal Inundation Toolkit Glossary",
    "EPA EV-Environmental Events-Climate Change",
    "Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise Glossary and Acronyms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/global-sea-level-rise/"
}