In 2024, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) projected sea levels to rise by about 10-12 inches by ...

While Antarctic meltwater drives rising sea levels, models show it also delays greenhouse gas-induced warming. That’s because icy meltwater from Antarctica reduces ocean surface temperatures in the ...

The City of Santa Barbara is moving ahead on its plan to prepare for sea level rise. Sea level rise is expected to accelerate rapidly during the next eight decades. According to projection maps, Santa ...

A new map shows how parts of Louisiana could be swallowed up by the sea if ocean levels rise, amid warnings from experts that coastal states are likely to be among those worst-hit by climate change.

An international effort that brought together more than 60 ice, ocean and atmosphere scientists from three dozen international institutions has generated new estimates of how much of an impact Earth's ...

A huge portion of Virginia’s tidal wetlands could disappear if global sea levels continue to rise at their current rate. Tidal wetlands provide numerous environmental benefits like providing a habitat ...

By the end of this century, scientists warn that nearly half of the planet’s sandy shorelines could be severely eroded or ...

Of the many threats from climate change, sea-level rise will most certainly be among the most impactful, making hundreds of thousands of square miles of coastline uninhabitable and potentially ...

Extreme sea level events that used to happen once a century will occur every year in many parts of the world by the middle of the century because of global warming, the UN climate science panel has ...

The entirety of White Slough, large sections of Mare Island, and portions of South Vallejo could be flooded by 2050.

With rising sea levels becoming a reality for many parts of the globe, an interactive map from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration gives residents in coastal communities and further ...

An interactive map shows how the state of New Jersey may be affected by climate change–related sea level rise, with experts warning that coastal areas are most at risk. Map projections by the National ...