Inaccurate
Sea level rise is accelerating, and with it the risk associated with coastal storm surge, contrary to claim in Forbes
Claim:
Sea level rise, which was occurring long before humans could be blamed, has not accelerated.
Articles tagged with
Sea level rise
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Source: Forbes, Roy Spencer, 2016-10-25 -
-1.2LowAnalysis of "About Those Non-Disappearing Pacific Islands"
“This article is very interesting because it exemplifies a highly-misleading rhetorical practice that is effective, frequently used, but not easily recognized by the public: “paltering”… A successful palterer will try to avoid being untruthful in each of his/her utterances, but will nonetheless put together a highly misleading picture based on selective reporting, half-truths, and errors of omission…”
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1.7Very high
Analysis of "Flooding of Coast, Caused by Global Warming, Has Already Begun"
“The theory of sea-level rise and flood problems is pretty well understood — this makes the point that this theory is also happening now and can only be expected to get worse — sea levels have been rising on the US east coast for the last 150 years or more and even if current trends simply continue, impacts will continue to grow. As the article states, we actually expect a significant acceleration of sea-level rise in the coming decades meaning the impacts will grow more rapidly.”
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Correct
Sea level could rise by as much as 1 or 2 meters (3.3-6.6 feet) by the year 2100
Claim:
Sea level rise could reach six or seven feet by the year 2100.
Source: The New York Times, Justin Gillis, 2016-09-03 -
1.3High
Analysis of "Environmental records shattered as climate change 'plays out before us'"
The article summarizes the main findings of the “2015 state of the climate” report published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Overall it accurately reports the main findings that many global indicators of the Earth’s climate, notably the global surface temperature, have set new records in 2015 under the joint influence of ongoing human-induced climate change and a strong El Niño event.
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1.7Very high
Analysis of "Seas Are Rising at Fastest Rate in Last 28 Centuries"
Justin Gillis reports on new results showing that the current rate of sea level rise is unprecedented in a record dating back 2,000 years. The article explains that this rise is attributable to human induced climate change and that higher sea levels are already impacting coastal communities. The seven scientists who reviewed the article confirmed that it is accurate and insightful.
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Analysis of "Your Complete Guide to the Climate Debate"
“This article peddles the usual false statements masquerading as opinion that we have been seeing for years, and would not be published by a reputable publisher. Most of the scientific statements in the article are false or misleading.”
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-2Very low
Analysis of “Top 10 Global Warming Lies That May Shock You”
“This article wins the Olympic gold for cherry-picking data, misleading claims, and a long list of scientifically unsupported assertions.”
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1High
Analysis of “Climate Change Will Cause Increased Flooding In Coastal Cities ”
“The article discusses a manuscript that is still under “open access” review, so naturally there is still significant (and public) discussion about the details among scientific reviewers. Overall the article is accurate, […] and it correctly states that sea level rise is a real problem regardless of this particular Hansen publication.”
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Analysis of "9 questions on rising seas"
“This article does a very good job at presenting the main aspects of sea level rise and how it will impact coastal regions…”
