Sea levels are rising, threatening coastal areas, including cities, around the world. Due to climate change, the global ocean has already risen by 21-24 centimeters (about 8-9.5 inches) since 1880, ...

Over the next decade, rising oceans are poised to redraw the edges of some of the world’s best known coastal cities, turning ...

NOAA's 10‑foot map visualizes cities at risk. New research flags thousands of hazardous sites vulnerable by 2100.

Global sea levels have not continued to rise at the rates predicted by many scientists — and there is no evidence that climate change has contributed to any such acceleration, a new first-of-its-kind ...

When polar ice sheets melt, the effects ripple across the world. The melting ice raises average global sea level, alters ocean currents and affects temperatures in places far from the poles. But ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Sea level rise will become unmanageable at just 1.5C of global heating and lead to ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new research project is looking into the possibility of reflooding the Qattara Depression, a massive low-lying desert area in Egypt, to help ...