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SEA LEVEL RISE IN MALAYSIA

Sea level rise (SLR) is attributed to ocean thermal expansion, melting Greenland and Antarctic glaciers and decrease in terrestrial storage. SLR can have a high economic impact especially on low lying areas, such as the destruction of assets and disruption to economic sectors, loss of human lives, mental health effects, or loss of plants, animals and ecosystems. SLR may reduce the size of an island or a state and its infrastructure which are located in the coastal areas. Inundation, erosion, and other coastal hazards; threatened vital infrastructure, settlements, and facilities; thus compromise the socio-economic well-being of the coastal communities. SLR varies spatially hence coastal nations need to ascertain the likely extent of local impacts. The Malaysian Study on the Impact of Climate Change on Sea Level Rise was conducted with the purpose of first assessing the rates of SLR by analyzing the observed tide gauge and satellite altimeter data around the Malaysia coast, then determining the projection of the sea level rise along the coasts.