A peer-reviewed study published in Nature on March 4, 2026, finds that up to 132 million more people worldwide may be exposed ...

After analyzing 385 studies related to coastal areas and sea level rise, scientists found a significant discrepancy between geoid measurements and actual sea levels, especially in the global south.

The future of one of Antarctica's most iconic glaciers could be far more dramatic than scientists previously thought. Using ...

Coral reefs over the past 12,000 years grew best when the ocean temperature was 77 degrees Fahrenheit (25 degrees Celsius), ...

A lot of past research has used flawed methodology to estimate current coastal water levels, according to a new study ...

Oceans are rising as the climate changes, threatening coastal cities. A new study shows that much more of the world's population is vulnerable than earlier predictions had estimated.

Sea level along the world’s coastlines is often much higher than previously assumed, a new study finds.

Scientists studying coastal flood risk have been working with sea-level estimates that are systematically too low, according ...

Many of the world’s coastal risk maps begin with a simple assumption: the ocean starts at zero. But new research suggests that this baseline may already be wrong. Scientists analyzing hundreds of ...

Every summer, people living near the Mendenhall River in Juneau, Alaska, keep a close eye on the water level. When the river level begins to rise rapidly, it’s a sign that Suicide Basin, a small ...

The study says 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 ...

Accelerating sea level rise driven by warming oceans and melting ice threatens coastal cities worldwide, placing up to a billion people at risk before the end of the century.