Losing marshlands can mean losing both fragile ecosystems and important buffers against storm surges. Researchers raise red ...

Climate change is raising the risk of dangerous flooding, especially in coastal communities. For some towns on the Jersey ...

But while two feet may feel far off, experts say the impacts of rising tides and extreme rainfall are being felt now. The ...

Even if global warming is capped at 1.5°C, catastrophic sea-level rise is inevitable ... Even a 20 cm rise by 2050 could cause $1 trillion annually in flood damages to the world’s largest ...

But why would they become more frequent? "The increase in the frequency of coastal flooding ties directly to sea level rise.” He continued. “If you compare the last 10 years dating back to ...

It’s no surprise that sea levels are on the rise around the world. Concern is also rising as a recent report found that more than three million Canadians are at risk for coastal flooding as a result ...

“That means that sea level rise can exacerbate flooding due to precipitation.” Runoff is the water, originating from rainfall or snowmelt, that does not soak into the ground. Pairs of Camden ...

"It's the decisions we make today about energy that will determine how bad the sea level rise and resultant flooding will be beyond that, and will to a large degree determine the future condition ...

The program, characterized by his administration as an historic investment to prepare communities for sea level rise, more intense storms and flooding, provides grant funding for vulnerability ...

In a medium sea level rise scenario, where the ocean rises about 3.2 feet, a fire station in Hampton would flood about 12 times a year by 2050. An affordable housing unit in Exeter could flood 26 ...

Map of Panama showing the areas of the coast at risk of flooding from sea level rise by 2050. This amounts to just over 2 percent of the country's land area. Map of Panama showing the areas of the ...

but the average pace of sea level rise between 2001 and 2019 was about double that of the last century. Now, as the waterline rises, high tides and bigger storms could bring flooding further inland.