For almost a century, researchers have known that vertical land motion—the lifting and sinking of the ground—affects sea level locally. As the ground sinks, the sea level rises relative to the land.

Photographer Cornell Watson documented life in the historically Black town of Scranton, N.C., as the tides keep getting ...

(Evgen Prozhyrko/iStock/Getty Images Plus) A thorough reexamination of scientific data has revealed that the rate of sea-level rise is accelerating, and the primary driver might not be what you think.

Climate-driven sea level rise (SLR) will intensify extreme sea level (ESL) events along China’s coast. This study reconstructs continuous hourly total sea level (TSL) by incorporating SLA, tide, storm ...

The world’s rising seas threaten millions of people living in coastal areas. A higher baseline level of water brings more frequent flooding that can sweep away roads, buildings and other important ...

In a new study led by Rutgers University and published in the journal Nature Communications on March 23, 2021, it was found that “the global rise in sea-level from melting ice and warming oceans from ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred A new study reveals scientists have been ...

Scientists predict that the next three to five decades provide a critical window to anticipate and plan for Antarctic ice ...

The world’s oceans are rising at an accelerating pace, and scientists now say they can fully explain what’s driving it. Warming seawater is the biggest factor, while melting glaciers and polar ice ...

As an essential climate variable, sea level rise is a most significant response to climate change, whose global mean rate has been increasing throughout the 21st Century 1. A recent global study ...

Scientists say Antarctica’s current ice loss can predict sea-level rise for decades, but after mid-century, the future ...