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ClaimTraced across 38 sources · 5 drifted · updated 2 days ago

“Sea level is rising by the current rate”

The current global rate, 2006–2018. It started in one IPCC chapter and now appears on 24 pages and 9 papers. Five copies changed it along the way.

Origin
The rate of global mean sea level rise was 3.7 [3.2 to 4.2] mm yr⁻¹ between 2006 and 2018.
IPCC AR6 WG1, Chapter 9, §9.6.1 (2021)
How it travelledGrouped by whether each copy matches the origin
IPCC AR6 (2021)
Origin
NASA Sea Level portal
Exact
24 explainer pages
Exact
9 papers
Exact
4 pages say “the published rate”
Drifted: old period
1 page gives no period
Drifted: missing context
Drifted copies
reefwatch.example/sea-levelCorrection proposed 2 Oct“the published rate”
coastal-guide.example/rising-seasClear so far“the published rate”
whennotesfly.com/overthinking-and-ruminationAccepted · linked to a threadCorrected 9 Aug
explainers.example/climate-101Clear so farNo period given
Fix every drifted copy
One correction, sent to each publisher with the origin attached. Each publisher still decides.
Related
Living review · sea-level accelerationv4
Thread · Is the published rate still right?Resolved