On 28 November 1966, an American airplane flies over the Antarctic Peninsula just south of the southernmost tip of Chile. On ...

CaveCreek4.jpg Penelope Donahue points out fossils in the limestone of the opening of Cave Creek Cave while on a June 8 hike in Santa Fe National Forest. The limestone, which is around 300 million ...

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE in San Rafael’s poorest community are at a growing risk of being islanded by flood waters, with no ...

Parts of New Orleans are sinking at alarming rates — including some of the very floodwalls built to protect it. A new ...

Torreya State Park represents a side of Florida that exists beyond the brochures and billboards. It’s a place where the state ...

Near-shore tsunamis, those triggered by earthquakes just off the coast, could pose a particularly dire risk for California’s ...

The study revealed that a 20-inch rise in sea level would make smaller, albeit more frequent, storm surges more destructive. “It’s very alarming,” Frost said.

Keti Bandar’s elevation is 1-2 meters (3-6.5 feet) above sea level, which is 8 m (26 ft) lower than Karachi’s coastal areas.

In parts of L.A. and San Diego counties, the team found evidence that human drivers of land motion increase uncertainties in sea level projections by up to 15 inches (40 cm); human activities ...

If you aren’t sure what your elevation is, there are several tools available online to determine how high above sea level you are. The National Weather Service in Portland offers an extensive ...