With approximately one-third of the world's population living within a day's walk of a coastline, sea-level rise poses a ...

As the global temperature increases, Earth's oceans are experiencing a huge shift. In addition to commonly known effects, such as melting of ice caps and thermal expansion, there is an invisible ...

Sea level rises could be even worse than previously thought for some unlucky coastal communities, as scientists uncover a ...

Imagine your favorite sunny beach. Anywhere will do. You look out and see the ocean stretching to the horizon. To a glaciologist, that view is not just water; it's melted ice. Our new study shows that ...

An analysis of coastal impact assessments revealed that the majority are not based on direct sea-level and land-elevation measurements—that's troubling. Reading time 4 minutes Sea-level rise is a key ...

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 coastal waters ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New NASA data shows San Francisco is sinking, with projections suggesting sea level rise could more than double by 2050.

The world's widest glacier is causing serious concern among climate scientists. The enormous Thwaites Glacier, located on Antarctica's Walgreen coast, is being carefully watched for its potential to ...