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More communities than previously thought could be impacted by a tsunami resulting from a large earthquake off the California ...

Sea-level rise is threatening San Francisco’s shores. In February, the city began vegetating the sand dunes as part of its ...

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Without a loud and immediate outcry from the public including fishermen, mariners, scientists and anyone who needs an ...

Drones show just how much sand has been swallowed up by the ocean in the aftermath of Cyclone Alfred's storm surges. How long ...

Some parts of Hawaiʻi are sinking faster than others. That discovery, published recently in a study by researchers at the ...