Florida builds to adapt amid threats of sea level rise and worsening storms
One day there was a roof. The next morning it was gone. Jeffrey Huber still remembers the day…
Climate change forces family to leave behind ‘beautiful’ life in Tuvalu
Sisters Poeva and Akesa describe life in their home country of Tuvalu as “beautiful”. “We have coconut trees,”…
Coastal floods are linked to climate change and sea level rise
Extreme floods that once swamped coastal communities only rarely are becoming far more common as climate change caused…
Puerto Rico announces emergency to fight coastal erosion surge
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor announced a state of emergency Wednesday to fight a…
‘We’re not fleeing’: What happens to a country if the people have to leave?
A Pacific island nation on the front line of the climate change threat is building land to try…
‘It’s going to be a problem’
Rising sea levels are slowly and quietly reshaping coastlines, threatening communities built along and around them. One institution,…
‘What happened in the past is likely to recur’
Researchers analyzing ancient seafloor sediments discovered that West Antarctica’s ice sheet has collapsed and regrown several times over…
‘Even the animals seen confused’
Glacial ice melt is doing more than contributing to rising sea levels. It’s disrupting the balance of ecosystems,…
Scientists sound alarm after noticing significant shift in Atlantic: ‘Exceptionally fast’
Researchers analyzing the Labrador Sea have uncovered disturbing findings. A significant shift in seawater has led to rising…
‘Unlikely to be socially acceptable’
Could geoengineering save coastal communities from rising sea levels? Researchers warn one proposal gaining steam could leave them…
COP climate talks are ‘heartbreak’ for Pacific Islands. Here is why they want to host them
Joseph Sikulu’s long-haul journey home to the Pacific has felt fruitless after the recent world climate talks. It…
Residents issue warning about worsening crisis at popular tourist destination: ‘It’s becoming inevitable’
Residents of a famed Colombian port city hope to maintain their community, even as rising sea levels and…