Sea levels

UN approves resolution on dealing with rising sea levels

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres said countries and cultures cannot be allowed to disappear in the sea.

California declares state of emergency ahead of El Nino

A Pacific Ocean wave washes up near a worker using heavy machinery to protect damaged beachfront homes with boulders on Sept 14, in Dana Point, California.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Sept 17, 2026

US Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh holds a press conference in Washington DC on Sept 16, following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee.

Satellite data shows major ice losses for Greenland and Antarctica

An aerial view shows ice floating in front of Sermitsiaq Island near Nuuk, Greenland.

Field Notes from Tokyo

Japan’s beaches are emptying out – and vanishing

Japan’s Otake Coast Hokota Swimming Beach in June 2024 when it was closed. Sand erosion has stripped away layers of sand on the beach, exposing rocks that used to lie below.

76% of coral reefs in Indo-Pacific at risk of drowning from rising seas in coming decades: NTU study

Coral reefs from the Indo-Pacific.

Public invited to give feedback on Singapore’s inaugural climate adaptation plan

More than 100 participants from academia, businesses and other stakeholders participated in the first National Adaptation Conversation at Sentosa Golf Club on July 30.

Regional framework could be set up to monitor rapidly shrinking Caspian Sea, Azerbaijani official says

An aerial view of the Caspian Sea near the city of Baku is pictured through the window of Turkish Airlines airplane, ahead of Europa League Final, in Baku Azerbaijan May 27, 2019. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

PUB launches guidebook for building owners, developers to help flood-proof their premises

One of the measures landowners and industry professionals can find in a guidebook launched on June 18 is installing mobile flood barriers to keep floodwaters out.

Living Lab: $14 million awarded for testing coastal defence projects in Singapore

The stretch of Changi Beach, where environmentally friendly sea walls will be created.

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