Coastal Inundation: Rising Sea Levels Explained

Sea level rise is an oft-cited result of anthropogenic climate change. The usual narrative is that sea levels rise due to the thermal expansion of seawater and the melting of ice caps, both due to the rise in air (and ocean) temperature caused by increasing greenhouse gas concentrations.  However, the dynamics of why sea levels rise (or fall) relative to the coastal elevation (coastal inundation) are far more complex. This Special Report explains how and why coastal inundation occurs and provides a deeper insight
into this complex issue.