sea level rise

We’ll visit what may be the best and biggest opportunity for large scale wetland restoration in the Bay Area.

We’ll visit what may be the best and biggest opportunity for large scale wetland restoration in the Bay Area. The Sonoma Land Trust and its partners are working on a critical piece of an ecological puzzle in an effort to protect our homes, roadways and infrastructure from the effects of climate change and rising sea level.

Sea levels hit record highs last year, and much of the ocean experienced at least one “strong” heat wave. The changing temperatures and chemistry are posing problems for ocean-dwelling creatures and coral reefs, and the time to act on it is now, says Laurie Katz, vice president of conservation group Blue Nature.

The United Nations, floating city developer Oceanix and the Korean shipping city of Busan have revealed a prototype for the first floating city.

Sea level rise will force people to relocate to higher ground. But when that higher ground is already in demand, where do people go? That’s how climate change is accelerating gentrification, researchers say. NBCLX climate storyteller Chase Cain travels through Tampa and the Florida Keys to find out why.

Insurance analysts say thousands of homeowners living near water will pay much higher premiums to protect their homes from flooding as new data shows greater risk of flooding. Stephen Stock reports.

In one of the biggest changes in the history of flood insurance, climate change will now likely drive homeowner rates for higher flood insurance.

There’s still time to act: lowering emissions and limiting warming can prevent a worst-case scenario with sea level rise. Oceanographers like William Sweet from NOAA expect sea levels to rise an average of 1 foot by 2060 along coasts of the United States, but how much higher the water line will go in the future is less certain. “It’s really...

A new report is putting a finer point on a longtime worry.

A new report is putting a finer point on a longtime worry. Christie Smith reports.

America’s coastline will see sea levels rise in the next 30 years by as much as they did in the entire 20th century, with major Eastern cities hit regularly with costly floods even on sunny days, a government report warns.