The world’s oceans are rising at an accelerating pace, and scientists now say they can fully explain what’s driving it.

Ghost forests, the cemetery-like groupings of dead trees killed by saltwater intrusion, have become haunting symbols of sea ...

Rising sea levels are consuming coastal farmland faster than forests, with thousands of acres already lost to marsh expansion ...

"If we [humans] continue to do business as usual, it's a distinct possibility that we reach the climate tipping point sooner than later." ...

Warmer ocean temperatures are causing melting in Antarctica's ice shelves, posing an overlooked threat to global coastlines ...

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

Global sea levels may rise faster than previously expected, a new study suggests. The reason is that warming oceans appear to be melting Antarctic ice shelves from below much more rapidly than ...

Debris and sediment fill the water in the Ala Wai Canal during the first of two major Kona-low storms in March. Sea-level rise is expected to elevate by around 1 foot by 2050, Habel said, which ...

Florida adds new sand to its hourglass with each beach renourishment project. Adding new sand, however, is a process that is ...