A few generations from now, if climate change goes unchecked, Galveston Island will no longer be the popular tourist destination whose population has increased 12 percent since 2010, according to the ...

Edit: Two percentages reflecting sea level rise probability were updated. HANSVILLE -- Concrete bulkheads bracket the shoreline of waterfront homes in Hansville like backyard fencing on any other land ...

Florida adds new sand to its hourglass with each beach renourishment project. Adding new sand, however, is a process that is ...

BEAUFORT — Rapidly rising sea levels pose a threat to coastal communities around the world. In the Lowcountry, a growing initiative puts data collection and action in the hands of everyday people. The ...

Scientists project that sea levels around parts of Florida could rise as much as eight feet over the coming decades. The majority of Miami-Dade County is roughly six feet above the ocean today. And ...

A team of NASA rocket scientists is developing autonomous underwater robots able to go where humans cannot, deep beneath Antarctica’s giant ice shelves. The robots’ task is to better understand how ...

Louisiana’s cultural hotspot could be surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico before the end of this century, authors say ...

Under a fresh plot of dirt along the San Francisco Bay, a revolutionary new way to address climate change is taking shape in Palo Alto. Young native plants are taking root in the soil, which sits atop ...

It’s undeniable: The sea is rising. Property and infrastructure near and on the shoreline will be at risk of flooding. In Marin, that means San Rafael’s Canal neighborhood, Marin City and low-lying ...

WASHINGTON — The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine today announced an award of more than $7.3 million to support four interdisciplinary ...