William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS have released their 2024 U.S. sea level "report cards," providing updated analyses of ...

As NASA reveals sea levels rose at a fasster rate than expected in 2024, chilling maps reveal which states in the US could be ...

Known scientifically as land "subsidence," the most common cause of the sinking is "massive ongoing groundwater extraction," ...

Since then, the coastline has been rising by 0.04 to 0.12 inch (1 to 3 millimeters) a year, slightly outpacing climate-driven sea-level rise in ... expanded floodplain maps could help emergency ...

In the Indian Ocean, there is a place where the laws of gravity seem to falter—a gigantic depression in the Earth’s geoid where the gravitational force is weaker than normal, causing the sea level to ...

Parksville has updated its floodplain maps to guide safer development. Many communities have completed sea-level rise mapping and risk assessments. Several have updated their official community plans ...