Ancient shorelines, buried peat and rocks locked beneath Greenland’s ice are all pointing in the same direction: when the climate warms, seas do not just creep higher, they can lurch upward. The ...

For over three decades, satellites orbiting Earth have measured the height of the ocean surface with remarkable precision. These measurements are crucial because changes in ocean height are one of the ...

A recent study in Nature Geoscience offers important new insights into the hidden role of ancient groundwater beneath the ocean floor—and how it may have interacted with ice sheets and rising sea ...

Nicole S. Khan is in the Department of Earth Sciences and the Swire Institute of Marine Science, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Read the paper: Global sea-level rise in the early Holocene ...

Sea-level rise has accelerated across Africa in recent decades, thanks to global warming and, in particular, to the melting of ice sheets and glaciers, according to a recent study. Sea levels across ...

Synthesis of oceanic forcing and coastal exposure during the 2023-2024 El Niño across Africa. Panel (a) shows sea surface temperature anomalies revealing widespread marine heatwaves and suppressed ...

In the 20th century, global sea level rose faster than at any other time in the past 3,000 years. It’s expected to rise even further by 2100, as human-induced climate change intensifies. In fact, some ...

Waters surrounding Africa are climbing at rates that outpace the global average, according to peer-reviewed satellite data spanning three decades. The acceleration is sharpest in the Indian Ocean, ...

Dos du Dragon (Dragon’s back), Ivoini, Grande Comore. The Comoros Islands is particularly vulnerable to sea level rise. Frans Sellies/Getty Images For over three decades, satellites orbiting Earth ...