Following a middle of the road scenario (SSP2-4.5), it is expected that the mean sea level in the United States will rise 0.4 meters by 2050, relative to a baseline of 2000. The mean sea level will continue rising to reach 2.2 by 2150, following the same scenario.
Projected mean sea level rise in the United States relative to 2000 baseline from 2020 to 2150, by scenario
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Low (SSP1-2:6)
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (February 28, 2022). Projected mean sea level rise in the United States relative to 2000 baseline from 2020 to 2150, by scenario (in meters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1406266/projected-mean-sea-level-rise-us-by-scenario/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Projected mean sea level rise in the United States relative to 2000 baseline from 2020 to 2150, by scenario (in meters)." Chart. February 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1406266/projected-mean-sea-level-rise-us-by-scenario/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2022). Projected mean sea level rise in the United States relative to 2000 baseline from 2020 to 2150, by scenario (in meters). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1406266/projected-mean-sea-level-rise-us-by-scenario/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Projected Mean Sea Level Rise in The United States Relative to 2000 Baseline from 2020 to 2150, by Scenario (in Meters)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1406266/projected-mean-sea-level-rise-us-by-scenario/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Projected mean sea level rise in the United States relative to 2000 baseline from 2020 to 2150, by scenario (in meters) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1406266/projected-mean-sea-level-rise-us-by-scenario/ (last visited July 23, 2024)
Projected mean sea level rise in the United States relative to 2000 baseline from 2020 to 2150, by scenario (in meters) [Graph], National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, February 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1406266/projected-mean-sea-level-rise-us-by-scenario/