New geological evidence is providing a clearer picture of how global sea levels surged after the last ice age, around 11,700 ...

Scientists found that sea levels rose rapidly 11,700 years ago due to melting ice sheets and sudden lake drainage.

Read the paper: Global sea-level rise in the early Holocene revealed ... The cores contained sediments from ancient coastal wetlands that formed and drowned as the present-day North Sea flooded ...

It tells of a time 125,000 years ago, when a modest increase in Earth’s temperatures caused ice sheets to melt and global sea levels to surge. The height of the coral — which can grow only ...

calculating that the ancient seafloor spreading slowdown would have resulted in a sea level drop of 26–32 meters. This amount ...

If the entire East Antarctic Ice Sheet—including Denman Glacier, pictured here—melted today, sea level would rise by about 36 meters. Between 15 million and 6 million years ago, deepening of ...

In its deep, dark waters, ancient shipwrecks are scattered across ... MAP’s mission was to study how sea-level change affected early human societies around the end of the last ice age, about ...

This incident is emblematic of a growing crisis facing Egypt's historic port city: the alarming rate at which its buildings are collapsing due to rising sea levels and coastal erosion. Over the ...

Buildings in the ancient coastal city of Alexandria are collapsing at an ever increasing rate as a result of sea level rise. (Image credit: Tuul & Bruno Morandi/Getty Images) ...

A new USC study reveals a dramatic surge in building collapses in the ancient Egyptian port city of Alexandria, directly linked to rising sea levels and seawater intrusion. Once a rare occurrence ...

If the entire East Antarctic Ice Sheet—including Denman Glacier, pictured here—melted today, sea level would rise by about 36 meters. Between 15 million and 6 million years ago, deepening of ...