Sea levels across the world are already “much higher” than most scientific assessments have assumed, according to new research, making coasts even more vulnerable to rising oceans as a result of ...

In the summer of 2022, 20 islands in the Maldives were flooded when a distant swell event in the Indian Ocean coincided with an extremely high tide level. A new and detailed analysis of that incident, ...

Coral reefs provide habitats rich in biodiversity and offer protection against flooding. Climate change threatens their existence if sea-level rise (SLR) outpaces the ability of coral reefs to grow ...

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. By Sachi ...

Sea levels will drastically rise and push millions of buildings into danger if the world continues burning fossil fuels, a new report has warned. Researchers have conducted the first-ever large-scale, ...

Scientists say the discrepancy may mean some communities face the impacts of rising seas sooner than expected. The study, published in the journal Nature and reported by The Guardian, found that ...