Sea Level Rise

More Living Shorelines Could Come to States Bordering Chesapeake Bay if the Region’s Senators Get Their Way

As Virginia, Maryland and Delaware face more floods, their elected officials want to use federal dollars to deploy natural mitigation techniques.

By Avril Silva

The Water Is Rising in Chesapeake Bay. Can Tangier Island Be Saved?

By Charles Paullin

Biscayne Bay Is Slowly Becoming the Ocean

By Kate Waxman

Mangrove Forests Fight Climate Change—But Climate Change Is Fighting Back

By Kiley Price

In New Jersey, Sherrill Agrees to Delay Protections Against Sea Level Rise

By Emilie Lounsberry

As Seas Rise, Louisiana Faces a Choice: Plan for Movement or Let Crisis Decide

By Avery Schuyler Nunn

Sea Level Rise and Sunny-Day Flooding Can’t Stop a Building Boom on the Jersey Shore

By Emilie Lounsberry

To Battle Climate Change, a Baltimore Church Turns to Nature

By Tierra Stone

Can a Flood-Prone Coastal City Learn to Live With Water?

By Phred Dvorak

Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Unveils 50-Year Plan to Protect Coastlines from Rising Seas and Extreme Weather

By Ryan Krugman

As Seas Rise, So Do the Risks From Toxic Sites

By Liza Gross

Sea-Level Rise Accelerates in New Jersey, Raising Coastal Flooding Risk, Study Says

By Jon Hurdle

In the Outer Banks, A Growing Number of Homes Are Getting Swallowed by the Sea

By Kiley Price

As Millions Face Climate Relocation, the Nation’s First Attempt Sparks Warnings and Regret

By Terry L. Jones and Evan Simon, Floodlight

Can an AI-Guided Robot Help a California City Resist Sea Level Rise and Sequester Carbon?

By Jennifer Ugwa

In Far Northeastern Maine, a Native Community Fights to Adapt to Climate Change

By Sydney Cromwell

A New Jersey Shore Town Has Turned to Oysters to Fight Sea Level Rise and Erosion

By Emilie Lounsberry

New Climate Study Highlights Dire Sea Level Warnings

By Bob Berwyn

How Nantucket Is Preparing for Rising Seas

By Nicole Williams