Scientists say Greenland’s sinking sea levels will have a ripple effect on coastal communities, shipping routes, fishing and ...

Sea-level rise is accelerating. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the global average sea level set a new record high in 2022 of four inches above 1993 levels. What do ...

Hawaiʻi's dependence on coastal areas makes it vulnerable to sea-level rise. And thatʻs especially the case on the South ...

There are two primary causes of global mean sea level rise — added water from melting ice sheets and glaciers, and the expansion of sea water as it warms. The melting of Antarctica’s ice sheet is ...

When the effects of climate change are removed from the equation, researchers discovered that the strong El Niño episode ...

Climate change may threaten tens of millions more people than had been believed, according to a new study that says earlier research used incorrect information about water levels along the world’s ...

Sea levels along Africa’s coast are rising fast, driven by heat and stronger climate events, increasing risks for millions of ...

The Verde River is one of the last free-flowing rivers in Arizona, winding through what’s known as the Verde Valley before feeding into the Salt River. Agriculturally, the valley is relatively fertile ...

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Almost all research on the impacts of future sea-level rise has assumed today’s sea levels are lower than they actually are due to a “methodological blind spot”. That means flooding and erosion will ...