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The Climate Denier's Playbook
Climate Town
Are Sea Levels Even Rising?
OCT 21, 202657 MIN
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Description
You ever have a glass full of ice and watch it melt? Sea levels are definitely exactly like that.
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CREDITS
Created by: Rollie Williams, Nicole Conlan & Ben Boult
Hosts: Rollie Williams & Nicole Conlan
Editor: Rebecca Steinberg
Producers: Daniella Philipson, Rebecca Steinberg
Additional Research and Fact Checking: Carly Rizzuto & Canute Haroldson
Music: Tony Domenick
Art: Jordan Doll
Special Thanks: The Civil Liberties Defense Center
SOURCES:
MarkRexOfficial. “[Meme about Sea-Level Rise in Sydney Harbour].” X, 16 July 2022, https://x.com/MarkRexOfficial/status/1548435736734547968.
Snopes. “[Fact-Check of the Sydney Harbour Sea-Level Rise Meme].” Snopes, https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sydney-harbor-sea-level-rise/.
Australian Associated Press. “Fort Denison Pics No Indicator of Sea Level Rise.” Junee Southern Cross, https://www.juneesoutherncross.com.au/story/9232040/fort-denison-pics-no-indicator-of-sea-level-rise/.
Science Feedback. “Photo Meme of Sydney Harbour Incorrectly Claims No Sea Level Rise Has Occurred.” Science Feedback, https://science.feedback.org/review/photo-meme-of-sydney-harbour-incorrectly-claims-no-sea-level-rise-has-occurred/.
State Library of New South Wales. [1885 Photograph of Sydney Harbour and Fort Denison]. State Library of New South Wales. [Add the direct link to the specific photograph.]
United States Department of Energy, Climate Working Group. A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate. July 2025, https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2025-07/DOE_Critical_Review_of_Impacts_of_GHG_Emissions_on_the_US_Climate_July_2025.pdf.
“Rate of Sea Level Rise Doubled over 30 Years, New Study Shows.” NASA Sea Level Change Portal, https://sealevel.nasa.gov/news/280/rate-of-sea-level-rise-doubled-over-30-years-new-study-shows/.
Lindsey, Rebecca. “Climate Change: Global Sea Level.” NOAA Climate.gov, https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-global-sea-level.
National Snow and Ice Data Center. “Why Ice Sheets Matter.” National Snow and Ice Data Center, https://nsidc.org/learn/parts-cryosphere/ice-sheets/why-ice-sheets-matter.
“The Philippines’ New Frontiers of Human Security: Locating Migration in Climate Foreign Policy.” Pacific Forum, https://pacforum.org/publications/yl-blog-63-the-philippines-new-frontiers-of-human-security-locating-migration-in-climate-foreign-policy/.
“How Will Sea Levels Change in the Future?” U.S. Sea Level Change, https://earth.gov/sealevel/us/sea-level-101/future-sea-level/the-basics/.
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