Oceans are rising as the climate changes, threatening coastal cities. A new study shows that much more of the world's ...

Sandy beaches account for approximately a third of the world's ice-free coastlines. These sandy shorelines are responsible ...

A lot of past research has used flawed methodology to estimate current coastal water levels, according to a new study ...

Coastal sea levels are already up to a foot higher than many scientists believe, according to an alarming new assessment from researchers in the Netherlands. The findings have concerning implications ...

Rising temperatures are causing sea levels to rise around the world, putting millions at risk of severe flooding and coastal erosion. But in Greenland, the opposite is happening. Researchers at the ...

An El Niño event combined with other weather phenomena led to record level sea rise in African oceans during 2023 and 2024.

A new study published in Nature has found that sea levels along the world’s coastlines are already significantly higher than the majority of scientific assessments have assumed. The finding, which ...

Sea levels are rising faster than in 4,000 years, putting some of the world's largest cities at growing risk of flooding and sinking.

Sea turtles that have nested on the same stretches of sand for thousands of years are running out of room. As ocean levels climb and shorelines erode, the beaches these animals depend on for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man stands facing away from viewer, looking at an ice block at the coastline Around the world, sea levels are rising. But, ...

Many coastal maps start from the wrong sea-level baseline, and correcting the error could mean millions more are vulnerable ...

Accelerating sea level rise driven by warming oceans and melting ice threatens coastal cities worldwide, placing up to a billion people at risk before the end of the century.