Prepared in collaboration with CliC leadership, this Status Brief explores the current state of global sea-level rise science and provides a list key of policy-relevant headline messages. It also outlines urgent science priorities that the global scientific community is addressing to better understand processes and reduce uncertainties; thus, improving actionable sea-level risk information for society. Key takeaways include:

This is the first in a new series of WCRP Status Briefs that will synthesize in non-technical language the status of important and emerging topics in climate science and their societal implications for the public and decision makers. Read the Status Brief on Sea-Level Rise now.