The U.N. secretary-general’s special envoy for the ocean discusses the proliferation of microplastics in the world’s ...

Scientists predict a dramatic increase in flooding events, with some islands facing up to 65 annual flood days by the 2050s.

Tuvalu’s prime minister will ask U.N. members to support its push for permanent recognition of its maritime boundaries and ...

With global sea level rising faster than at any time over the last 3,000 years, UN Member States met on Wednesday to examine ...

Pacific Island nations such as Tuvalu, Kiribati, and Fiji will experience at least 8 inches (15 centimeters) of sea level ...

Over the next decades to centuries, will melting of the Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS)—Earth's largest ice mass—cause global sea ...

NASA predicts an 8-inch sea level rise by 2050, affecting Pacific island nations. Flood risks will grow annually.

Many Pacific island nations sit just a few meters above sea level, leaving them at risk of flooding, storm surges and coastal ...

Funafuti, Tuvalu: The Governments of Australia and New Zealand are funding a second phase of the successful Tuvalu Coastal ...

The urgent need for knowledge, data, and science to inform risk assessments and decision-making on sea level rise took center ...

The effects are already visible, with low-lying areas of some islands now chronically submerged at high tide. As sea levels ...

Globally, the sea is rising. This is a direct consequence of global warming, caused by melting ice in places like Greenland ...