Rising sea levels due to global warming are threatening the Bay Area by causing toxic waste to spread from buried sites.

They are ghost forests: the haunting remains of what were once stands of cedar and pine. Since the late 19th century, an ever ...

Scientists reveal warm ocean temperatures are rising faster than expected and warming oceans driven by climate change and ...

The state Department of Environmental Protection has gone on the offensive, countering what it says are myths about its ...

To protect against rising sea levels in a warming world, coastal cities typically follow a standard playbook with various ...

Fortifying Boston's coastline against rising sea levels just got tricker after the Trump administration slashed federal ...

The land beneath the former Aral Sea in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan is rising and will continue to do so for many decades. Now, ...

FEMA now treats Great Lakes as freshwater seas by JACKSON PARR, climate hazards planning educator, University of ...

While climate change may not be creating more hurricanes, experts say it's clearly making them stronger—and more dangerous.

In estuaries—the transitional zones between rivers and the sea—fresh and salt water are constantly battling for dominance. But due to climate change, the saltwater is gaining ground. New research by ...

Coastal homes, infrastructure, and ecosystems face rising tides and intensifying storms among the issues communities bracing ...

By systematically assessing data gathered by different methods, researchers refined estimates of global glacier melt and its ...