The world’s oceans are rising at an accelerating pace, and scientists now say they can fully explain what’s driving it.

Sea levels are rising faster than at any point in the last 4,000 years, highlighting the urgent need for “global and local” action. New research has warned that climate change and human activities are ...

Most people picture sea level rise as something like filling a bathtub: water goes in, the surface rises evenly, and every coastline faces the same fate. The reality is far more complicated and, in ...

One of the world's largest glaciers, located in Antarctica, is on the verge of collapse, amplifying concerns about sea level ...

New Jersey is likely to see between 2.2 and 3.8 feet of sea-level rise by 2100 if the current level of global carbon emissions continue, but seas could rise by as much as 4.5 feet if ice-sheet melt ...

Florida adds new sand to its hourglass with each beach renourishment project. Adding new sand, however, is a process that is ...

The world’s rising seas threaten millions of people living in coastal areas. A higher baseline level of water brings more frequent flooding that can sweep away roads, buildings and other important ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A new study suggests that the scientific community has been broadly misrepresenting sea level rise, especially in coastal areas of the global south, ...

Chris Stiedemann of Poseidon Water looks over the giant filters that remove microscopic impurities from the seawater. Photo by Chris Jennewein Elon Musk: lend me your ear. Now that you’ve tackled free ...

A new study finds the Gulf once reached what is now the northshore, and warns it could return there in the coming centuries.

Vital Arctic sea ice shrank to tie its lowest measured level for the winter, the season when ice grows, as a warming Earth shattered records across the continents. Subscribe to read this story ad-free ...