A widely used method to calculate sea level rise may have missed up to a century of change, so the risks could hit home for millions sooner than thought.

Unknown to many, this is Florida International University’s Aquarius Reef Base — the centerpiece of FIU's Medina Aquarius ...

Researchers found that a majority of studies on coastal sea levels underestimated how high water levels are, and hundreds of millions of people are closer to peril than previously thought.

"It's like the balloon that's not punctured everywhere, but where it is punctured, it's punctured deep." ...