As Antarctica's ice melts, global sea levels rise, threatening coastal areas with flooding, saltwater contamination, and potential damage to homes, infrastructure, and ecosystems.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As global temperatures continue to rise, so do sea levels.

The drop in sea levels around Greenland will impact ports, shipping, and fishing, but could help slow the loss of coastal glaciers.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (an agency that is subject to drastic cuts in Trump's FY2026 budget) from October 2024 to September 2025 temperatures across the entire Arctic region were the hottest in 125 years of modern record keeping, As of year-end, the status of the Arctic and Greenland present the world with a nerve-racking knuckle-biting dilemma, as apparently, according to climate scientists, they're coming apart at the seams.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (an agency that is subject to drastic cuts in Trump's FY2026 budget) from October 2024 to September 2025 temperatures across the entire Arctic region were the hottest in 125 years of modern record keeping, As of year-end, the status of the Arctic and Greenland present the world with a nerve-racking knuckle-biting dilemma, as apparently, according to climate scientists, they're coming apart at the seams.