SINGAPORE – The Indian Ocean’s sea levels began accelerating from 1959, far earlier than previously thought, according to Singapore scientists who studied a coral fossil discovered in the Maldives.

In the summer of 2022, 20 islands in the Maldives were flooded when a distant swell event in the Indian Ocean coincided with an extremely high tide level. A new and detailed analysis of that incident, ...

New criteria are needed to fund climate resiliency for vulnerable island nations that are ineligible for cheaper financing reserved for low-income countries, says President Muizzu.

In this episode, we dive into the controversy to uncover what is really going on with atoll islands. Low-lying island nations are truly ground zero when it comes to sea level rise. But, a series of ...