Coastal Restoration

Grants will go toward three projects to lay the groundwork for a 30-year plan to prepare the Central Coast for flooding risks.

While the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and resulting economic impacts have rightly been the focus of the Legislature’s

In Foster City, where the ‘king tide’ over the weekend reached 9 feet, the answer is a taller levee, costing $90 million. The plan comes as legislators warn that California is running out of time to prepare for sea level rise.

The Marshall Islands' capital city is flooded by storm waves, dengue fever and flu are rampant, and its president pleads for help from the global community.

A huge iceberg weighing upwards of 350 billion tons has broken off the Amery Ice Shelf in Antarctica.

Dangerous shifts are already underway. If fossil fuel use continues at this pace, the world will see sweeping consequences for nature and humans, report authors say.

Houston is the fourth-largest city in the country. It's home to the nation's largest refining and petrochemical complex, where billions of gallons of oil and dangerous chemicals are stored. And it's a sitting duck for the next big hurricane. Learn why Texas isn't ready.

Study does not advise introducing alien species, but findings will help in planning conservation strategies for the future.

Chatham County lost nearly $7 million in property value growth due to sea level rise flooding from 2005 to 2017, a new analysis suggests.Scientists from the non-profit First Street Foundation looked at losses in home value across five coastal states from Virginia through Florida. While Miami tops the list for value lost, four areas in Chatham County landed in the top 250: Tybee Island, Skidaway Island, Savannah and Wilmington Island. Overall the study found that Georgia lost more than $15

The section of highway collapsed Thursday afternoon about 15 miles south of Big Sur

A new study suggests that if global temperatures rise by another 3.5 degrees Celsius, sea levels could rise by an additional 4 feet by the end of the century and 16 feet by the year 2300.

As coastal cities in California fight to defend their homes and roads from sea level rise, the small city of Marina is taking a different path, banning seawalls and adopting a policy known as managed retreat.

From San Pedro to Hermosa Beach, development — both in the works and proposed — promises to remake the regions waterfronts.

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California Coastal Commission staff recommends rejecting Del Mar's preliminary plan for addressing impacts of sea level rise.

People are already migrating inland as the ocean rises with global warming and the delta sinks. The state's new plan looks at ways to ease the transition.

The Clean Vehicle Rebate Project, Possible solutions to sea-level rise, and a community house in Santa Monica experiment with living dunes.

Find out how many US homes are at risk from chronic flooding due to sea level rise over the coming decades—and learn about the profound implications it has for coastal residents, communities, and the broader economy.

In the wake of an especially destructive hurricane season, conservationists and urban planners are grappling with how to protect coastlines—and are increasingly looking to nature for inspiration.

Hurricane Maria’s waves clawed away at the sand, reducing the width of the broad beach by approximately 90 percent. But it wasn’t just that the familiar landscape disappeared — it left La Boca defenseless.