Sea levels

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.

New rulebook spells out landowners’ role in shielding against sea level rise

The Government, which owns 70 per cent of coastal land, will be responsible for protecting the majority of the coastline segments.

Shift Happens

Why your favourite beach holiday destination is disappearing

On Dimakya Island in Palawan, Philippines, all-inclusive resort Discovery Coron is relocating its beachfront villas further inland as part of a major redevelopment effort.

Climate adaptation’s moment has come and it brings big opportunities

Nations that take the lead in adaptation investments, financing and innovation will reap the rewards of timely action.

Six-year study to protect Singapore’s south-west coast from rising seas to start in 2026

The south-west is the heart of Singapore’s industrial and shipping sector.

The weather is getting wilder, and some scientists see a dire signal in the data

A home destroyed by a tornado in Aroma Park, Illinois, on March 11, 2026. Scientists are concerned about increasingly extreme weather that is happening more often.

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