Storm Surge Increase
Global warming has boosted storm surge—the temporary increase in sea level due to storm conditions. Storm surge now rides higher on seas that have risen over the last century, much of which is attributable to melting ice sheets and a warmer, expanding ocean.
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Changes in extreme high water levels based on a quasi‐global tide‐gauge data set
Earth Systems Signals
Global warming is causing widespread and rapid changes in the atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere and biosphere.
Heat Signals
The Earth is getting hotter due to human activities that release heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere.
Drought Signals
Climate change is making droughts more likely to occur, and more severe when they do.
Wildfires Signals
Climate change is increasing the size, frequency, intensity and seasonality of wildfires.
Hurricanes Signals
Warmer temperatures increase the rate of water evaporation, which feeds moisture and energy into storms.
Floods Signals
Worsening floods due to climate change are putting a growing number of communities at risk.