Past climate changes in Earth's history have been accompanied by very large sea level changes. Just think of the Ice Ages that our planet has repeatedly gone through over the past two million years, ...

Results from two major studies suggest tens of millions of people thought safe from coastal flooding are now at risk.

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Scientists say the discrepancy may mean some communities face the impacts of rising seas sooner than expected. The study, published in the journal Nature and reported by The Guardian, found that ...

Researchers have generated the first dataset of water flow beneath the entire Antarctic Ice Sheet, which will lead to more accurate projections of sea level rise. The team modeled Antarctica's ...

Scientists studying coastal flood risk have been working with sea-level estimates that are systematically too low, according to a study published in Nature on March 4, 2026. Researchers Christian ...

Fossil coral exposed in a limestone outcrop above present sea level in the Seychelles. Newly uncovered evidence from fossil corals suggests that sea levels could rise even more steeply in our warming ...

Coastal sea levels are already up to a foot higher than many scientists believe, according to an alarming new assessment from researchers in the Netherlands. The findings have concerning implications ...

Many coastal maps start from the wrong sea-level baseline, and correcting the error could mean millions more are vulnerable ...

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