Climate change has one consequence that everyone fears: rising sea levels. Far from being a future threat, its effects are already being felt around the world, and scientific projections force us to ...

Rising sea levels reshape coastal areas faster than expected. Natural defenses fall behind and old seafloor maps hid important problems.

Alarming new research shows that the water levels are rising even faster than previously expected. Scientists have known for a while that global warming will continue to melt Earth's glaciers, causing ...

Panama is one of the many countries around the world that is at risk of losing large areas of its coastline to sea level rise, with a new report finding that over 2 percent of its coastline is in ...

Several coastal cities in Texas are facing rising sea levels that could impact infrastructure and homes, according to new data. Research from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science has revealed that ...

Amid dramatic ocean swells and drenching atmospheric rivers, a new report lays bare a hidden aspect of sea level rise that has been exacerbating flooding in the Bay Area. The report, which was ...

While Antarctic meltwater drives rising sea levels, models show it also delays greenhouse gas-induced warming. That’s because icy meltwater from Antarctica reduces ocean surface temperatures in the ...