A new study in the journal Nature says most sea level rise research may have underestimated coastal water heights by an average of 1 foot or about 30 centimeters.

How award-winning scientist Meha Jain is using satellite data to help India's farmers adapt to climate change.

Global coastal sea levels are on average 1 foot higher than previously assumed, a new report finds, raising alarms the world is underestimating how much land and how many people will be affected by ...

North Carolina is updating flood models to reflect heavier rainfall and growth, moving beyond FEMA maps as nearly half of past flood damage occurred outside mapped zones.

When floods hit, incomes collapse and assets are lost. Food insecurity rises. Health services are disrupted just when they are most needed. In these conditions, malaria becomes far more than an ...

As society continues to burn fossil fuels, such as gas, oil, and coal, the pollution they produce traps heat in the ...

Japan is an archipelago with diverse climate zones and complex topography that is prone to heavy rain and flooding. Add the ...

On a wind-battered beach in San Mateo del Mar, Mexico, four figures haul a net into shore. Frigatebirds (Fregata magnificens) ...

Flood risk is increasing globally as climate change interacts with urban expansion and land-use decisions in flood zones. Using a nationally consistent, high-resolution assessment, this study analyzes ...

Ventura County is an agricultural hub renowned for premium produce, like strawberries and avocados. But, based on recent ...

Fast-flowing jetstream air currents have shifted further southwards, dragging rain-bearing weather away from Australia.

Due to climate change, extreme weather events such as flooding are expected to increase in Germany in the future. This poses hidden risks to the health care system that have hardly been the focus of ...