Results from two major studies suggest tens of millions of people thought safe from coastal flooding are now at risk.

Rising sea levels threaten coastal communities with increased flooding and erosion. This article examines the impacts and solutions to protect vulnerable areas.

Global sea levels are rising faster than at any point in the last 4,000 years, presenting an urgent challenge for communities worldwide. This unprecedented increase is driven by human-induced climate ...

Venice’s flood barriers have limits as sea levels rise, forcing difficult choices between major engineering solutions or ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sea-level rise changes coastlines, putting homes at risk, as Summer Haven, Fla., has seen. Aerial Views/E+/Getty Images When polar ...

Coastal landscapes are constantly being reshaped by natural forces, and as climate change causes more frequent storms and sea ...

Almost all research on the impacts of future sea-level rise has assumed today’s sea levels are lower than they actually are due to a “methodological blind spot”. That means flooding and erosion will ...

Officials discussed the Solano Bayshore Resiliency Project at a community meeting in Suisun City on Monday evening, kicking off a series of community meetings across the county’s coastal cities to ...

"Physical health challenges from sea level rise are only one layer. The deeper, compounding crisis is mental health." ...

Three pedestrians stare at the eroded seawall fronting the Halekulani Hotel in Waikiki. A new statewide survey conducted by the University of Hawaii shows that most Hawaii residents acknowledge ...