Coastal communities worldwide face a risk from rising sea levels. In the United States, there may be no more well-known and ...

Sea-level change posed a substantial risk to the global climate, and experts from the UK, China, and the US warned about ...

How high will the ocean rise under climate change? By 2050, scientists have a pretty good idea. But why does it matter where ...

PHILADELPHIA—Fears that seawater may one day flood drinking-water intakes serving millions of people in the Philadelphia region and southern New Jersey rose again when an interstate regulator said a ...

The report found that in 2023, about 219,000 homes worth $180b were located in coastal inundation and inland flood zones. An ...

The town of Sullivan’s Island is working to reduce the effects of flooding with projects in the works and a study that ...

Edit: Two percentages reflecting sea level rise probability were updated. HANSVILLE -- Concrete bulkheads bracket the shoreline of waterfront homes in Hansville like backyard fencing on any other land ...

Now scientists working in Oregon are adding a new wrinkle to these presumptions, showing the risks could be far greater. Much of the Oregon, Washington and northern California coast is slowly rising — ...