A map from the Florida Climate Center shows which communities in the state could be underwater by 2050 because of sea level rise.

A new map shows how parts of Louisiana could be swallowed up by the sea if ocean levels rise, amid warnings from experts that coastal states are likely to be among those worst-hit by climate change.

Many people in the United States receive little or no information about flood risk when they move into a new home or ...

On 28 November 1966, an American airplane flies over the Antarctic Peninsula just south of the southernmost tip of Chile. On ...

In theory, the maps enable homeowners, businesses and local officials to understand their flood risk and take appropriate ...

Sea level on Earth has been rising and falling ever since there was water on the planet. Scientists were already able to use ...

The map uses an “intermediate” prediction of sea level rise for different decades. Under these conditions, with current commitments, there would be about a foot of sea-level rise by 2050 in ...

Sea level rise maps meant to help people understand how future flooding could impact their lives may be backfiring, a new study has found. The research, published in the peer-reviewed journal ...

Long-lost 1960s aerial photos let Copenhagen researchers watch Antarctica’s Wordie Ice Shelf crumble in slow motion. By ...

Nearly one-third of the 157 federal facilities designated as Superfund sites on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Priorities List may be at risk from sea level rise or increased ...