Sea-Level Rise and its Impact on Florida

This fact sheet from the World Resources Institute discusses the acceleration of global sea-level rise and the subsequent formation of the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact by four county governments to coordinate mitigation and adaptation strategies.

• Global average sea levels have risen by approximately 8 inches since 1870, with the rate of increase accelerating over time. Specifically, the average annual rise between 1993 and 2011 was 78 percent higher than the rate observed between 1961 and 1993.
• In January 2010, the county governments of Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe, and Palm Beach—representing a total population of 5.6 million—created the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact. This agreement aims to create joint adaptation and mitigation strategies and influence funding and policy decisions at the federal and state levels.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Sea-Level Rise and its Impact on Florida. https://www.wri.org/research/sea-level-rise-and-its-impact-florida

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Sea-Level Rise and its Impact on Florida. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/sea-level-rise-and-its-impact-florida.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendsealevel, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Sea-Level Rise and its Impact on Florida}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/sea-level-rise-and-its-impact-florida}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }