When the planet was heating up at the end of the last Ice Age, ice-melt flooded out by glaciers made oceans rise. Scientists ...

For around 2,000 years, global sea levels varied little. That changed in the 20th century. They started rising and have not stopped since — and the pace is accelerating. Scientists are scrambling to ...

How high will the ocean rise under climate change? By 2050, scientists have a pretty good idea. But why does it matter where you live? And what can humans do to slow it down? This episode is part of ...

Seasonal king tides, the annual spate of highest tides of the year, brought coastal flooding across much of the region — much ...

When we cut emissions matters more than how fast, shaping future sea-level rise outcomes globally today together.

The timing of emissions reductions, even more so than the rate of reduction, will be key to avoiding catastrophic thresholds for ice-melt and sea-level rise, according to a new Cornell University ...

LOWCOUNTRY, S.C. (WCIV) — Here in the Lowcountry, we are surrounded by water. At least half of Charleston is made up of marshes, creeks and coastal waters. But lately, water seems to be creeping up ...

Rising tides: The impact of sea level rise on North Carolina’s coast As rising sea levels rapidly reshape North Carolina’s coastline, communities are facing devastating erosion, leaving homes to ...

Melting ice sheets in North America played a far greater role in driving global sea-level rise at the end of the last ice age ...

Melting ice sheets in North America played a far greater role in driving global sea-level rise at the end of the last ice age ...