Sea level rise is a direct consequence of human-induced climate change: global warming. It is relentless and very hard to ...

Sea levels are rising not only on average, but also in their seasonal fluctuations. This is a lesser-known trend that could ...

Hidden warm-water traps beneath Antarctica may be melting the continent’s ice far faster than scientists realized.

Tidal wetlands are critical, yet vulnerable ecosystems. Tidal marshes, mangrove forests, and tidal flats support biodiversity ...

New Jersey is likely to see between 2.2 and 3.8 feet of sea-level rise by 2100 if the current level of global carbon emissions continue, but seas could rise by as much as 4.5 feet if ice-sheet melt ...

Scientists have uncovered a hidden Antarctic threat that could accelerate global sea level rise far faster than expected.

Shifts in the Earth's continental plates that drove long-term changes in sea level set the stage for the evolution of the earliest animals on Earth, a study suggests. A newly developed timeline of ...