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, ...

As the planet warms and polar ice caps melt, rising sea levels are reshaping the world in ways that were once unimaginable.

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 ...

But interestingly, this side of the country would be far less affected by sea level rise than the southern and eastern coasts of the US. Scientists think this is because the land along the West ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

As rising sea levels rapidly reshape North Carolina’s ... bought out two homes through a pilot program using funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, but further buyouts depend on ...