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

A study published in Nature on March 4, 2026, found that more than 99% of coastal hazard assessments conducted over the past 16 years used flawed sea-level data, meaning actual ocean levels are ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers found that a majority of studies on coastal sea levels underestimated how high water levels are, and hundreds of millions of people are closer to peril than previously thought.

Humans are a coastal species. More than one in ten people in the world live within three miles of the shore, and about 40 ...

A map shows where in Alaska may be at risk of serious flooding from sea level rise by 2100. A new study from University of Alaska Fairbanks graduate student Richard Buzard, found that communities in ...

Large cities face rising sea levels along the coast of California, despite the state's climate change defenses. New data from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science revealed that California's ...

Note: This transcript was computer generated and edited by a volunteer. Dave Miller: We turn now to another recent map put out by NOAA, another way to see how climate change is affecting our lives.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What would Lake Como's shoreline look like under three feet of water? What will the Manasquan Inlet Coast Guard station look like ...

As sea levels rise, nothing along the coastline is safe. Not even parking lots. Or bathrooms. Eventually, the rising tide will consume more than just sand. Two professors from Cal State University ...

This image of South Maui comes from the updated State of Hawaii Sea Level Rise Viewer. The viewer is meant to help Hawaii residents, planners and officials better understand how their communities ...