Analysis shows average levels are 30cm higher than thought, and up to 150cm in south-east Asia and Indo-Pacific ...

Sea levels across the world are already “much higher” than most scientific assessments have assumed, according to new research, making coasts even more vulnerable to rising oceans as a result of ...

Sea levels around the world's coasts are higher than modelling often assumes, potentially putting millions more people at risk from rising oceans, scientists have said.

March 4, 2026 expert reaction to paper saying coastal sea levels are higher than assumed . A study published in Nature looks at costal sea levels. Dr Matt Palmer, Science Fellow a ...

Scientists say the discrepancy may mean some communities face the impacts of rising seas sooner than expected. The study, ...

In the summer of 2022, 20 islands in the Maldives were flooded when a distant swell event in the Indian Ocean coincided with an extremely high tide level. A new and detailed analysis of that incident, ...

Sea levels will drastically rise and push millions of buildings into danger if the world continues burning fossil fuels, a new report has warned. Researchers have conducted the first-ever large-scale, ...

Sea levels around the world have been underestimated due to inaccurate modeling, with research suggesting ocean levels are far higher than previously understood. The latest finding ...