The U.N. secretary-general’s special envoy for the ocean discusses the proliferation of microplastics in the world’s ...

Scientists predict a dramatic increase in flooding events, with some islands facing up to 65 annual flood days by the 2050s.

Over the next decades to centuries, will melting of the Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS)—Earth's largest ice mass—cause global sea ...

Pacific Island nations such as Tuvalu, Kiribati, and Fiji will experience at least 8 inches (15 centimeters) of sea level ...

NASA predicts an 8-inch sea level rise by 2050, affecting Pacific island nations. Flood risks will grow annually.

Many Pacific island nations sit just a few meters above sea level, leaving them at risk of flooding, storm surges and coastal ...

The effects are already visible, with low-lying areas of some islands now chronically submerged at high tide. As sea levels ...

Globally, the sea is rising. This is a direct consequence of global warming, caused by melting ice in places like Greenland ...

Researchers have discovered a new mechanism for how ice layers form in ice sheets, improving predictions of meltwater's ...

Researchers have discovered that Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier is melting at a much faster rate than anticipated, which could ...

United-Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Wednesday that rising sea levels threaten to create "a rising tide of misery" for millions, with intense storm surges, coastal erosion and ...

The National Wildlife Federation's Texas Living Waters project found climate change could cause Galveston Island sea levels to rise as many as 8 feet by 2100.