Australian researchers find more than 267,000 coastal properties and 2 million hectares of land across the country will face flood damage by 2100.

Global sea levels rose at an unprecedented rate during the 20th century. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the world's oceans are now between 8 and 9 inches higher, on ...

Rising sea levels and storm surges could cost $855 billion in economic losses across Australia by the end of the century, according to new research, the first of its kind in Australia. Published in ...

Rising sea levels and ever-more-powerful storms are eroding shorelines, submerging land and threatening to evict millions of ...

TORONTO, Nov. 27, 2024 /CNW/ - Coastal flooding has become an increasingly pressing issue in Canada, with rising sea levels posing significant risks to communities along the coastline. According to ...

Major U.S. coastal cities could face far greater flooding, property damage and pressure to abandon vulnerable neighborhoods if global sea levels approach 6.2 feet of rise by the end of the century, ...

“The possibility of a faster sea level rise needs to be considered when planning adaptation measures such as coastal defenses,” Stefan Rahmstorf of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research ...

A new United Nations report has warned that more than 14 million people in the low-lying deltas of South Asia, including Mumbai, Kolkata and Dhaka, are at risk of permanent inundation. The warning ...

As a kid growing up at the Jersey Shore, Brian Kempf always had his eye on the water line. “I would spend summers digging elaborate trenches and walls to keep our beach chairs safe from the incoming ...