A peer-reviewed study published in Nature on March 4, 2026, finds that up to 132 million more people worldwide may be exposed to sea-level rise than previous assessments suggested. The core problem is ...

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?

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

KOCHI: The possibility of parts of Kochi — including low-lying coastal stretches such as Vypeen and Chellanam — slipping below sea level by 2050 is emerging as ...

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 ...

Sea levels along coasts around the world are much higher than assumed because of errors in the way they have been calculated, according to a study by Wageningen University and published in scientific ...

A new study in the journal Nature says most sea level rise research may have underestimated coastal water heights by an average of 1 foot or about 30 centimeters. The discrepancy stems from ...

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

In the most densely populated state in the nation rebuilding and new development have come back in full force in coastal ...

North Carolina is updating flood models to reflect heavier rainfall and growth, moving beyond FEMA maps as nearly half of past flood damage occurred outside mapped zones.

Parts of Essex, including Canvey Island and Tilbury, could face severe flooding by 2040 due to sea level rise, according to Climate Central’s ...

The Outer Banks, a chain of narrow islands off the North Carolina coast, has seen sand erosion eat away at shorelines and now ...