Charlina Vitcheva at the European Commission leads us through the European Ocean Pact policy, which unlocks a resilient and ...

Melting sea ice allows oceans to warm more rapidly, which melts more sea ice. Once triggered, they can be difficult or even impossible to reverse on timescales meaningful to humans.

The vast ice of Antarctica has long seemed impregnable. But sudden changes are arriving – from shrinking sea ice to melting ...

The study gathered data from observations, ice cores, and ship logbooks to chart long-term changes in the area of sea ice.

High Surf Advisory is in effect through Thursday, with the risk of dangerous rip currents stretching across local beaches.

High surf and dangerous rip currents are likely. People are advised to stay out of the water this week, even when a lifeguard ...

Rapid loss of Antarctic sea ice could be a tipping point for the global climate, causing sea level rises, changes to ocean ...

OCEAN CITY, Md. — Ocean City closed its beaches to swimmers and surfers earlier today because of rough surf. Officials ...

From Miami to Maine, the East Coast is under moderate or high rip current risk advisories because of Hurricane Erin ...

Hurricane Erin stays offshore but brings rip currents, high surf and gusty winds to East Coast beaches through Friday.

Researchers attract eight sleepy Pacific sleeper sharks with a cow carcass in the South China Sea, revealing unprecedented ...

As glaciers melt, huge chunks of ice break free and splash into the sea, generating tsunami-sized waves and leaving behind a ...