(CNN)-- A floating city off the coast of San Francisco may sound like science fiction, but it could be reality in the not-too-distant future. The Seasteading Institute already has drawn up plans ...

Our Future of Living on the Water - Floating Cities? Posted: March 20, 2025 | Last updated: March 20, 2025 As sea levels rise, 800 million people from across 570 cities may have to relocate by 2050.

Floating cities have long seemed like a utopian pipedream based on little more than fantasy. But this week the concept appeared to take a step closer to reality through a UN-backed partnership.

In a bold move to secure its future, the country is constructing an extraordinary multi-million floating city that promises to be a beacon of resilience in the face of global warming. The Maldives ...

“The Floating Pavilion ... who believes that the future of technology isn’t about creating apps, but rather solving the world’s real problems. The city of Rotterdam is asking how it ...

It's been about 13 centuries since Homer envisioned a mythical floating city surrounding by "unbreakable bronze." The idea has generally remained the province of myth since then - until last month.

Worldwide, rising sea levels and increasing urbanisation represent a formula for disaster, with more and more people seeking to live on land that will, at some point, be swallowed up by the sea.

At a United Nations roundtable on Wednesday, a group of builders, engineers, and architects debuted a concept for an affordable floating city. Unlike instances in the past when these futuristic ...