GEORGETOWN, S.C. -- Living in a coastal town or city with seawalls and docks on the waterfront, it can be difficult to notice the sea level rise by in...

From Climate Central's Andrew Freedman: A new study finds that it is possible to greatly slow the rate of sea level rise, which is one of the bigge...

An artist has created realistic renderings of what several high profile U.S. cities and landmarks will look like five centuries from now, if sea level...

From Mother Nature Network's John Platt: In 2007, the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predic...

From Climate Central's Michael D. Lemonick: Sea level is rising as the planet warms up, but how much it will rise, and how fast is still something ...

This summer's record low sea ice extent has prompted speculation about how polar bears will be affected. Because polar bears depend on sea ice to catch seals, less sea ice can only be bad for polar bears. But it's not just this year's record low that is cause for concern.

By Douglas Main, OurAmazingPlanet Staff Writer: CHARLOTTE, N.C. — This summer the North Carolina Senate passed a bill banning research...

Ecosystems and weather will completely reshuffle. Cities, towns and agricultural areas could be destroyed. But the most important consequence of this radical warming might be glacial melting and subsequent sea-level rise.

By Jennifer Welsh, LiveScience Staff Writer: Dramatic warming at the end of the last ice age produced an intense rise in sea level and a massive ic...

If you're not satisfied with how the leaders of the world's major powers including the U.S., China, India and Brazil are addressing climate change or protecting the ocean maybe you could direct their attention to Kiribati.

by Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger The most recent round of United Nations-led climate change negotiations began this week in Cancun, and alt...

Q. Dear Umbra, I'm a bit confused about the possible rise in sea level that may be caused by global warming. I know that in general water expands whe...