The Gulf Coast, however, recorded several of the highest rates overall. Grand Isle, Louisiana, took the nation’s top spot, with more than 8 millimeters of sea-level rise last year.

There are two main reasons why the AMOC affects sea level rise, said David Thornally, professor of ocean and climate science at University College London, who was not involved in the research. A ...

For around 2,000 years, global sea levels hardly varied. That changed in the twentieth century. Sea levels started rising and have not stopped since — and now, the pace is accelerating.

Concrete sea walls, like the one proposed for a 257-foot stretch in Half Moon Bay, have been proposed to prevent further erosion along the coast, though the proposals have faced local opposition ...

In 2024, the global mean sea level reached a record high of 3.4 ± 0.3 mm, whereas India’s western coast sea level rise is within 50 km is 3.9 ± 0.4 mm, and the eastern coast sea level rise is ...