Sandy beaches account for approximately a third of the world's ice-free coastlines. These sandy shorelines are responsible ...

A new study published in Nature has found that sea levels along the world’s coastlines are already significantly higher than the majority of scientific assessments have assumed. The finding, which ...

Sea turtles that have nested on the same stretches of sand for thousands of years are running out of room. As ocean levels ...

Sea levels are rising faster than in 4,000 years, putting some of the world's largest cities at growing risk of flooding and sinking.

Oceans are rising as the climate changes, threatening coastal cities. A new study shows that much more of the world's ...

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.

What the tiny but wealthy island city-state of Singapore does will be keenly watched by other populous coastal cities such as ...

It’s undeniable: The sea is rising. Property and infrastructure near and on the shoreline will be at risk of flooding. In Marin, that means San Rafael’s Canal neighborhood, Marin City and low-lying ...

The Bay Area could see up to 10 inches of sea level rise by 2050. Solano County, with its low-lying land along the Bay Shore, is one of several regions vulnerable to these rising levels — which ...

Known as the Sargasso Sea, sailors have crossed it for centuries, but few notice the border when they slip into glassy indigo ...