Oceans are rising as the climate changes, threatening coastal cities. A new study shows that much more of the world's population is vulnerable than earlier predictions had estimated.

Around the world, in nearly every delta, people can adapt to rising sea levels using today's technological capabilities, ...

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

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 ...

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

Rising sea levels caused by climate change may be significantly higher than previously thought, according to a new study, which says a "methodological blind spot" led researchers to underestimate ...

Climate change’s rising seas may threaten tens of millions more people than scientists and government planners originally thought because of mistaken research assumptions on how high coastal waters ...

Waters surrounding Africa are climbing at rates that outpace the global average, according to peer-reviewed satellite data ...

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

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 ...

A systematic review published in Nature finds that roughly 90% of coastal hazard and sea level rise exposure studies contain ...

The Bay Area could see up to 10 inches of sea level rise by 2050. Solano County, with its low-lying land along the Bay Shore, is one of several regions vulnerable to these rising levels — which ...