"But even if this target is met," he added, "sea level rise is likely to accelerate to rates that are very difficult to adapt to." Absent protective measures such as sea walls, an additional 20 cm ...

Two-thirds of the rise was due to thermal expansion of seawater. In 2024, the contributions from thermal expansion and melting ice flipped. The US space agency, NASA, has revealed that the global ...

And while it might not seem like it, centimeters of sea level rise make a big impact. “From a coastal adaptation point and coastal risk point of view, the difference 20 cm, plus or minus ...

NASA reports a higher-than-expected sea level rise in 2024, primarily due to thermal expansion of seawater, highlighting the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate the devastating ...

But sea-level rise is not the same everywhere ... when local sea level was around 30 cm lower. Wind speeds. According to theory and models, maximum wind speeds (or the intensity) of hurricanes ...

While Bengaluru thrives as a global digital hub with startups and venture capitalists, its physical infra remains neglected, ...

Sea level rise will become unmanageable at just 1.5C of global heating and lead to “catastrophic inland migration”, the ...

Rising seas will severely test humanity's resilience in the second half of the 21st century and beyond, even if nations defy ...

Importantly, this indicates that even the upper sea level rise bounds are within the survival limits of resilient reef ...

California's largest coastal cities reported rises in sea level that could threaten the state's infrastructure if left ...

A new study gives alarming glimpse into the future, as some scientists warn these currents could be just decades from ...

Climate-induced sea level rise will see hundreds of millions of people forced to flee inland from coastal communities, even ...