Satellite image shows construction of world's first floating city
A floating city, considered the world's first, is starting to take shape in the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean.
US map shows "hazard zones" for rising sea levels, tsunamis
"Sea level rises will create a profound shift in coastal flooding over the next 30 years," says NOAA.
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Deep-sea discovery hastens US coast submergence under water: Scientists
A key ocean current system is weakening, a study has found, causing a warming of deeper waters in the Antarctic.
Big Oil Could Face Homicide Charges
Everyday consumers are not the reason we "waited too long" to begin transitioning to clean energy.
US map shows how states may be submerged by rising sea levels in 2100
Florida, Louisiana and North Carolina are expected to fare the worst if sea levels rise by 6 feet by the end of the century.
New York map shows where state will become underwater from sea level rise
New York City and swaths of Long Island are vulnerable to being consumed by the rising ocean as sea ice melts in the coming century.
Texas map shows where state will become underwater from sea level rise
Sea level rises could cause coastal areas along Texas's stretch of the Gulf of Mexico to be consumed by water, modeling suggests.
California map shows where state will become underwater from sea level rise
Sea level rises could cause areas along California's seaboard to be flooded or entirely consumed by water, modeling suggests.
Florida map shows where state will become underwater from sea level rise
By the year 2100, a large part of Miami could be consumed by the sea due to sea level rise, scientific modelling suggests.
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NASA images show where US East Coast is sinking
The sinking of land could exacerbate the effects of rising sea levels in many cities, threatening millions of people and homes.
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"Doomsday Glacier" search vehicle disappears in Antarctica
The Thwaites glacier contains so much frozen water that if it melted entirely, it would trigger several feet of sea level rise across the globe.
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Scientists "surprised" by Antarctic glacier suddenly doubling its speed
"In 2018, the glacier started accelerating its flow and retreating," researcher Benjamin Wallis told Newsweek.
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El Niño warning for US cities issued by NASA analyst
Up to five "10-year flood events" may occur in places like Seattle and San Diego due to this year's strong El Niño.
Antarctic sea ice hits once-per-2.7-million-year "six sigma" event
Sea ice in Antarctica has now dropped six standard deviations below the daily average for the past 30 years.
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Antarctica's sea ice level breaks lowest ever record
Climate change is melting Antarctic ice rapidly—and it appears that the situation is getting worse.
Scientists discover Earth's interior triggers explosive evolution
Periodic blooms in biodiversity have occurred throughout the history of life on Earth. The mechanisms underpinning these cycles were largely unknown, until now.
Terrifying video shows sea level rise predictions were true
Sea levels have risen by about 4 inches since 1993 and are expected to increase further at an accelerated rate in the years to come.
The forecast for this year's hurricane season is in
NOAA has predicted the severity of 2023's hurricane season, which will run between June 1 and November 30.
Images show iceberg as big as Rhode Island breaking off Antarctica
The iceberg, named B-22A, initially broke off from the Thwaites Glacier in 2002 but became stuck on the shallow seafloor for the past 20 years.
Florida's projected sea level rise by 2100 is bad news for sunshine state
Sea levels could rise by up to 6 feet by 2100, putting over 900,000 Florida properties at risk of inundation.
Why San Francisco is at risk of 20ft waves—and why they may get even bigger
"Storms and atmospheric fronts create large swells that can travel tens of thousands of [miles] across the ocean," wave expert Shane Keating told Newsweek.
Shocking photos show beach house being taken by the ocean
Rachel Graham said: "Climate change is here. It's no longer at our doorstep, it has taken our doorstep. And in Ms Eleanor's case, it is taking the whole house."
Septic waste to seep into coastal homes according to horrifying projection
Homes in North Carolina and other East Coast states could be swamped with sewage, potentially bringing pathogens causing typhoid, cholera and dysentery.
NASA Warns Methane Is Being Belched From Newly Formed Lakes
These lakes form because warm temperatures in the Arctic are melting the permafrost.
An Expensive Climate Change Solution That's No Solution at All
The disconnect between the physical presence of a levee, and the actual level of flood it can defend against, can lead to people to misjudge their flood risks.
Greenland Frozen Landscape Becoming 'A Dying Relic of Past Ice Ages'
The island's ancient ice sheets are melting faster than expected and at unusual times of year because of climate change, scientists have found.
Giant Fortress Found Beneath Mega-monument From Time of Alexander the Great
Underneath an ancient burial mound from 300 B.C.E., archaeologists have found an enormous fortress rampart.
U.S. Produces More Power from Wind and Solar than Nuclear for First Time
Renewable energy from wind and solar power produced more electricity in the U.S. than nuclear energy for the first time in April.
Climate Change May Be Causing Skin Tumors On Antarctic Fish
Antarctic fish have been discovered by researchers to have ugly parasitic tumors all over their bodies, potentially as a result of warming ocean temperatures.
Recreated Photo Shows 100 Years of Glacier Retreat: 'I Was Shaking'
Photographer Neill Drake has recreated a photo from 1918 to show the melting of the Norwegian Blomstrandbreen Glacier.