Scientists have known for years that water levels are rising faster in the Chesapeake Bay region than just about anywhere ...

Rising sea levels on our overheating planet are exacerbating the problem, too. New Orleans was already vulnerable to flooding ...

Rising seas are reshaping the world’s lowest-lying islands, but responsible travel can be part of the solution. so how can we visit without increasing their vulnerability?

Oceans are rising as the climate changes, threatening coastal cities. A new study shows that much more of the world's ...

Climate change may threaten tens of millions more people than previously believed, according to a new study that says previous research used incorrect information about water levels along the world’s ...

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

Record-level rains are causing sea levels to rise and putting the Irish coastal city of Cork at risk of flooding.

On the morning of Dec. 31, 2005, downtown San Anselmo was under 4 feet of flood water. That inundation caused millions of ...

Scientists discover that giant columns of softer ice within the Greenland ice sheet behave like pasta boiling, due to ...

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 al ...

Has the Atlantis mystery finally been solved? A new book reveals that Plato based his story on a real setting, now beneath 400 feet of water.

Humans and sea lions at La Jolla Cove on Oct. 8, 2024. The area faces some of the highest risks of sea-level rise in California. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) For decades, California has been ...