A new international analysis published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences on 9 January finds that Earth's oceans stored more ...

The latest sea-level rise "report cards" by Virginia researchers show that ocean levels are continuing to rise and in some cases, including along the North Carolina coast, are speeding up. Data ...

Global average sea level is increasing due to melting land ice and expansion of warming seawater, both caused by global warming. Sea level has been measured regularly since the 19th century using ...

The ocean stored more heat in 2025 than ever recorded, fueling sea level rise, extreme weather, and growing climate impacts ...

Ancient shorelines, buried peat and rocks locked beneath Greenland’s ice are all pointing in the same direction: when the climate warms, seas do not just creep higher, they can lurch upward. The ...

Fossil coral exposed in a limestone outcrop above present sea level in the Seychelles. Newly uncovered evidence from fossil corals suggests that sea levels could rise even more steeply in our warming ...

Over the next decade, rising oceans are poised to redraw the edges of some of the world’s best known coastal cities, turning today’s “once in a century” floods into regular events and pushing salt ...

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 ...

Bay Area scientists, researchers, community advocates and local leaders will converge on the Exploratorium for a conference focusing on ways in which the region is addressing rising sea levels and ...

Worldwide, millions of people live in river deltas that are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, research suggests.

Norfolk, Virginia, currently has the fastest rising sea level on the East Coast, while Wilmington is projected to see a 1.77-foot rise by 2050. Increased flooding, even on sunny days, is impacting ...