Sea levels are already higher than we thought, according to new calculations

A new study found that many of our predictions on sea-level rise have been predicated on inaccurate starting numbers. In many ...

Scientists find sea levels are already much higher than we thought. That could spell trouble for the future

Global coastal sea levels are on average 1 foot higher than previously assumed, a new report finds, raising alarms the world ...

Scientists have been underestimating sea levels — for decades

Humans are a coastal species. More than one in ten people in the world live within three miles of the shore, and about 40 ...

Sea levels much higher than previously thought due to "methodological blind spot," study finds

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.

Sea Levels Are Already Higher Than Many Scientists Think, New Study Shows

Researchers found that a majority of studies on coastal sea levels underestimated how high water levels are, and hundreds of millions of people are closer to peril than previously thought.