Subtle shifts in land elevation can considerably increase or decrease the local impacts of sea level rise along coastlines.

Lying Nations Envision standing waist-deep in a luminous lagoon, the horizon stretching endlessly like a watercolor painting. 5 meters above the ocean’s relentless advance. In this delicate balance, ...

Changes in continental water stores, largely human-induced, affect sea level. Better hydrological models and observations could clarify the land's role in sea-level variations. Each of the ...

The city, built on sand dunes and bordered by the Arabian Sea, is particularly vulnerable to rising sea levels and extreme ... has also affected government land and private properties, with ...

Tracking and predicting sea level rise involves more than measuring the height of our oceans: Land along coastlines also inches up and down in elevation. Using California as a case study ...

the existing problem of low-lying land and encroaching sea level rise. Where exactly is this place in Bangladesh? Watch the film again and ask students to gather clues so they can locate it on a map.

Climatologists’ predictions for sea-level rise are based on models of future carbon emissions. If industrialized nations fail to curb their appetite for fossil fuels, and land ice melts more ...

Gwadar, a coastal city in Pakistan, faces severe climate change impacts including rising sea levels and heavier rainfall. Homes and infrastructure suffer from flooding, disappearing native fish and ...

SINGAPORE – The global sea-level rise due to climate change could be up to 90cm higher than earlier estimates by the end of the century, new research by NTU has found. The UN climate science ...