In 2024, the hottest year in recorded history, sea levels rose at a rate 35% more than expected, according to a new report from NASA. The space agency explained on its website that the acceleration of ...

Norfolk, Virginia, currently has the fastest rising sea level on the East Coast, while Wilmington is projected to see a 1.77-foot rise by 2050. Increased flooding, even on sunny days, is impacting ...

Ancient shorelines, buried peat and rocks locked beneath Greenland’s ice are all pointing in the same direction: when the ...

Over the next decade, rising oceans are poised to redraw the edges of some of the world’s best known coastal cities, turning ...

Last year saw an “unexpected” amount of sea level rise around the world, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said Thursday. An analysis led by the agency found that the rate of rise was ...

For around 2,000 years, global sea levels varied little. That changed in the 20th century. They started rising and have not stopped since — and the pace is accelerating. Scientists are scrambling to ...

According to a recent report by the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative (ICCI), a worldwide group of scientists who study Earth’s frozen regions, the rapidly accelerating melting of all our ...

Can New York City adapt to rapidly rising sea levels? More than 1 million people are living in or near a flood plain in New York City. New York City is among the most densely populated coastal ...

Chris Stiedemann of Poseidon Water looks over the giant filters that remove microscopic impurities from the seawater. Photo by Chris Jennewein Elon Musk: lend me your ear. Now that you’ve tackled free ...

"Every centimeter of sea level rise exposes another 2 million people to annual flooding somewhere on our planet." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here ...

A vast number of coastal cities in the U.S. would be submerged if sea levels rise 10 feet, according to a map by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). A 10-foot sea level rise ...