Dr John Church’s record in sea-level rise research, with CSIRO colleagues, the Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre, and international climate science agencies, has helped generate a new benchmark in understanding the science and issues of sea-level rise. His latest book publication, released in August 2010, is Understanding Sea-Level Rise and Variability (Wiley-Blackwell). Dr Church is the lead editor, with the book identifying the major impacts of sea-level rise, assessments of past sea-level change and all the factors contributing to sea-level rise, as well as how extreme events might change.