To learn about how polar ice sheets melted during an ancient era, scientists examined fossil coral reefs in the tropics.

Newly uncovered evidence from fossil corals found on an island chain in the Indian Ocean suggests that sea levels could rise ...

China dominates the global rare earths industry—and it’s not even close. A fight is already underway to lay claim to this ...

May 20 (UPI) --Rising sea levels caused by man-made climate change will see hundreds of millions of people forced to flee inland from coasts even if the rise in the global temperature stays within ...

“It should absolutely be our target, but in no sense will it slow or stop sea level rise from melting ice sheets.” The world is currently on course for roughly 2.9°C of warming by 210 ...

William & Mary’s Batten School and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science have released its yearly “report cards” for sea-level rise, and the city of Norfolk is once again near the top of ...

What they have revealed is alarming. Sea level rise was unexpectedly high last year, according to a recent NASA analysis of satellite data. More concerning, however, is the longer-term trend.

But a new study suggests that if scientists continue to overlook it, they might greatly underestimate global sea level rise. “This hidden water beneath Antarctica plays a much more significant ...

Oceans are rising, and as the world gets hotter, it's happening more quickly. The rate of sea level rise in 2024 was faster than NASA scientists were expecting. The Post and Courier’s Rising ...

Global sea level will rise rapidly in the coming century; perhaps by more than 1 meter. This is primarily caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases (source: IPCC). Submerged peat ...

and the rate of rise is getting faster and faster," said Josh Willis, a sea level researcher at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, in a statement. Warming oceans cause sea levels to go up ...

Since the satellite recording of ocean height began in 1993, the rate of annual sea level rise has more than doubled. Global sea levels rose faster than expected in 2024 as the world experienced ...