Large cities face rising sea levels along the coast of California, despite the state's climate change defenses. New data from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science revealed that California's ...

Researchers have released their 2024 U.S. sea level 'report cards,' providing updated analyses of sea level trends and projections for 36 coastal communities. Encompassing 55 years of historical data ...

A vast number of coastal cities in the U.S. would be submerged if sea levels rise 10 feet, according to a map by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). A 10-foot sea level rise ...

For around 2,000 years, global sea levels varied little. That changed in the 20th century. They started rising and have not stopped since — and the pace is accelerating. Scientists are scrambling to ...

There is still no blueprint for a shovel-ready plan for a long-term solution, but there is a new feasibility study for flood protections in San Rafael. With the fastest long-term ...

PHILADELPHIA—Fears that seawater may one day flood drinking-water intakes serving millions of people in the Philadelphia region and southern New Jersey rose again when an interstate regulator said a ...

New geological data has given more insight into the rate and magnitude of global sea level rise following the last ice age, about 11,700 years ago. This information is of great importance to ...

A new study published in Nature finds human-driven land sinking now outpaces sea-level rise in many of the world’s major delta systems, threatening more than 236 million people.

A study published in Nature shows that many of the world's major river deltas are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, potentially affecting hundreds of millions of people in these regions.