More than 5,500 toxic and hazardous sites across the United States are projected to be at risk of coastal flooding as a result of rising sea levels by 2100, with nearly 3,800 facing similar danger as ...

A study published in Nature on March 4, 2026, found that more than 99% of coastal hazard assessments conducted over the past ...

Global coastal sea levels are on average 1 foot higher than previously assumed, a new report finds, raising alarms the world ...

For around 2,000 years, global sea levels varied little. That changed in the 20th century. They started rising and have not stopped since — and the pace is accelerating. Scientists are scrambling to ...

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

Some of the largest cities in Florida are facing rising sea levels across the state's coastline, according to new research from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science. The Sunshine State, which has ...

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

Humans are a coastal species. More than one in ten people in the world live within three miles of the shore, and about 40 ...

Several coastal cities in Texas are facing rising sea levels that could impact infrastructure and homes, according to new data. Research from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science has revealed that ...