Oceans are rising as the climate changes, threatening coastal cities. A new study shows that much more of the world's population is vulnerable than earlier predictions had estimated.

For over three decades, satellites orbiting Earth have measured the height of the ocean surface with remarkable precision.

Coastal sea levels are already up to a foot higher than many scientists believe, according to an alarming new assessment from researchers in the Netherlands. The findings have concerning implications ...

A new study in the journal Nature says most sea level rise research may have underestimated coastal water heights by an ...

Climate change’s rising seas may threaten tens of millions more people than scientists and government planners originally thought because of mistaken research assumptions on how high coastal waters ...

Sandy beaches account for approximately a third of the world's ice-free coastlines. These sandy shorelines are responsible ...

Sea turtles that have nested on the same stretches of sand for thousands of years are running out of room. As ocean levels ...

Waters surrounding Africa are climbing at rates that outpace the global average, according to peer-reviewed satellite data ...

Rising sea levels caused by climate change may be significantly higher than previously thought, according to a new study, which says a "methodological blind spot" led researchers to underestimate ...