Overuse of groundwater has created zones of “mega-drying” around the world — and caused more sea level rise than Greenland’s ice sheets.

Searching for the source of these higher sea levels takes us to the poles. In a climate similar to today, the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets retreated, raising global sea level.

MARIN COUNTY, CA — A new report puts forth suggested projects to protect Stinson Beach and the surrounding area that will total over an estimated $1.2 billion. The projects would include ...

These abrupt pulses of sea-level rise were punctuated by periods of falling seas, and Dutton says they point to times when the polar ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica — thousands of miles ...

123,000-year-old coral fossils warn of sudden, catastrophic sea-level rise Date: June 23, 2025 Source: University of Wisconsin-Madison Summary: Ancient coral fossils from the remote Seychelles ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration categorizes sea-level rise as a global concern, with the pace accelerating—from 0.06 inches per year for most of the last century to 0.14 ...

Columnist and Environment Could undersea living be the future as sea levels rise? In this latest instalment of Future Chronicles, an imagined history of future inventions, we journey to 2035, when ...

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), over the past century, average sea level at the base has risen 18 inches, and sea level is on track to rise another foot or ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- It's a growing threat that sneaks in with the tide. Sea levels here in the Bay Area are expected to rise by a foot or more over the next several decades, potentially ...

Fiji faces significant challenges from sea-level rise (SLR), which could cause annual economic losses averaging 1.8% of GDP from 2020 to 2099. While widespread coastal protection measures limit ...

Adopting policies to address sea level rise is required by state law, including legislation that required the Coastal Commission to provide direction on how to create those plans. The agency did ...

When ice gets trapped on land as giant ice sheets, it causes the sea level to change, but it doesn’t change by the same amount all around the planet. Like the moon, the gravity of the ice sheets ...