PANAMA

    Regional variations exist due to natural winds and ocean currents, which occur over time. But  other factors can also play an important role, such as uplift or subsidence of the ground, changes in water tables due to water extraction or other water management, and even due to the effects from local erosion. Panama's  sea levels have risen creating stress on the physical coastline, but also on coastal ecosystems.  "Saltwater intrusions can contaminate freshwater aquifers, many of which sustain municipal and agricultural water supplies and natural ecosystems. As global temperatures continue to warm, sea level will keep rising for a long time because there is a substantial lag to reaching an equilibrium".  Historical Sea Surface Temperatures  and  Historical Sea Level Anomalies  (satellite observations),   and  Future Sea Level Rise Projections  (model-based).  Projected Coastal Inundation due to Mean Sea Level Rise  and  Projected Coastal Inundation due to Mean Sea Leve