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sea level rise

The Aletsch Glacier, largest of Switzerland's 1800 glaciers

Introduction: Praying for the ice (and snow, and water) as the climate changes

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change

aerial view of ice calving in Greenland

Figuring out the most realistic projections for sea-level rise: Interview with glaciologist Rob DeConto

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change, Special Topics

The saltwater wedge may spare New Orleans, but it’s still a crisis

By Jessica McKenzie | Climate Change

waves lap on a flooded street outside an office building

Can lichens predict sea level rise?

By Ian Rose | Climate Change

drivers and bikers make their way through flooded streets in Hanoi, Vietnam

Many coastal cities are sinking even faster than sea levels are rising

By Michael Allen | Climate Change

a broken part of the seawall at Gun Rock Beach damaged in the Blizzard of 1978

Why cities should ditch seawalls and let the water in

By Kristina Hill | Climate Change, Opinion

Gathering storm: The industrial infrastructure catastrophe looming over America’s Gulf coast

By Tristan Baurick | Climate Change, Investigative Reporting, Multimedia

view from ocean of condo collapse in Florida

In climate change era, was Surfside collapse really an unpredictable “Black Swan” event?

By John Morales | Climate Change, Opinion

Hampton Roads. (Photo by Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA.)

Sea level rise and beyond: Is the US military prepared for climate change?

By Joan VanDervort | Analysis, Climate Change

Known as pyramid tents or Scott tents, they’re essentially the same tent design used by the original polar explorers a hundred years ago, capable of withstanding winds of up to 70 miles per hour. “They’re just so good, they got the design perfect,” says the author. Image courtesy of Peter Davis.

Peter Davis of the British Antarctic Survey on changes in the Thwaites Glacier

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change, Interviews

Hampton Roads. (Photo by Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA.)

Sea level rise and beyond: Is the US military prepared for climate change?

By Joan VanDervort

Known as pyramid tents or Scott tents, they’re essentially the same tent design used by the original polar explorers a hundred years ago, capable of withstanding winds of up to 70 miles per hour. “They’re just so good, they got the design perfect,” says the author. Image courtesy of Peter Davis.

Peter Davis of the British Antarctic Survey on changes in the Thwaites Glacier

By Dan Drollette Jr