Rising seas are irreversible on human timescales and among the most severe consequences of climate change. Emissions released in the coming decades will determine how much coastlines are reshaped for ...

Beneath the great, white expanse of the Antarctic Ice Sheet, a mysterious realm of streams and lakes lies out of sight. Much about this hidden water world remains poorly understood. But a new study ...

Understanding what happens to Antarctica’s ice matters, because as it melts, sea levels rise, affecting lives and economies around the world.

Deep beneath Greenland’s vast ice sheet, scientists are uncovering a hidden source of heat that could accelerate melting and ...

New Jersey is likely to see between 2.2 and 3.8 feet of sea-level rise by 2100 if the current level of global carbon emissions continue, but seas could rise by as much as 4.5 feet if ice-sheet melt ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Recently released data about sea levels show what could be in store when it comes to the future of flooding in Hampton Roads. William & Mary’s Batten School and the Virginia ...

As Trump Rolls Back Protections For Wetlands, New Jersey Maintains a Higher Standard How Alabama Power Has Left the ‘American Amazon’ at Risk Now in its 25th Year, a Historic Effort to Save the ...

Sea-level rise changes coastlines, putting homes at risk, as Summer Haven, Fla., has seen. Aerial Views/E+/Getty Images Shaina Sadai, Five College Consortium and Ambarish Karmalkar, University of ...

Severe flooding hits Palisades Medical Center in Hudson County, N.J., on Oct. 30. (Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu/Getty Images via Inside Climate News) This story originally appeared on Inside Climate ...

(THE CONVERSATION) When polar ice sheets melt, the effects ripple across the world. The melting ice raises average global sea level, alters ocean currents and affects temperatures in places far from ...