When oceans rise and storms intensify, seawalls become less about luxury and more about survival. Rising sea levels are no ...

Rising sea levels are slowing Earth’s rotation, lengthening how long an average day lasts. And the current rate of increase to a single average day—1.33 additional milliseconds per century—is ...

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

Oil prices traded around the highest levels since 2022 Friday, shrugging off the Trump administration’s earlier decision to temporarily allow the delivery and sale of sanctioned seaborne Russian crude ...

The Trump administration temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian oil “stranded at sea” Thursday in an effort to contain skyrocketing energy prices due to Iranian threats against tanker ships.

A new study finds global warming may be accelerating. Scientists say North Carolina is already seeing signs of a warming ...

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

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.

Melting glaciers and ice sheets are raising sea levels while the Arctic is poised to log one of its worst winters on record.

Two video cameras and a weather station near Marconi Beach in Wellfleet help USGS scientists test water level warning system ...

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

Florida conservation groups say they plan to sue after the federal government greenlit another development that threatens the ...