According to Wikipedia, current sea level rise has occurred at a mean rate of 1.8 mm per year for the last century. Rising seas threaten coastal populations, flora and fauna, erode shorelines, and destroy ecosystems that protect coasts against storms.
The Nature Conservancy approached Azavea to develop a prototype web application that would enable coastal communities to visualize the impacts of sea-level rise and better plan development in the future. The application uses data that combines elevation with carbon levels, isostatic rebound, mean high tide and local Mean Sea Level Trend (MSLT) to generate a sea level rise impact map for the coastal region of Bridgeport Connecticut. Visitors are able to assess the geographic impact of various sea level rise scenarios based on atmospheric carbon estimates and estimated levels of glacial melt. Users can watch animations of how the inundated shoreline and marsh communities change through time based on the scenario they select.