Small island states in the Pacific are opening a new front in ... Pacific states are concerned that storm surges, flooding, coastal erosion and saltwater intrusion are already harming their ...

With improved forecasting for erosion hazard zones around the coast, communities, planners, and policymakers can create targeted mitigation and adaptation efforts." The research team plans to expand ...

Barrier islands protect coasts with dunes. Storms can flatten them. Nature-based, low-cost solutions offer hope.

a Pacific island nation with 33 atolls and reef islands, is at severe risk of disappearing as sea levels rise. The country’s capital, South Tarawa, is experiencing extreme coastal erosion ...

An alternative to dredging aims to capture moving sand to protect the archipelago from erosion and rising seas.

As this year's UN climate summit reaches its final stage of negotiations, Pacific scholars ... easier to rebuild and coastal protections against sea-level rise and beach erosion.

FILE: The Pacific Surfliner travels along a 351-mile ... State officials approved nearly $10 million for improvements to the ...

The village is experiencing one of the world's most serious environmental disasters due to coastal erosion. Every year, the sea advances by an average of six metres. Across the country ...