Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn’t, and Why It Matters

by Steven E. Koonin

But, as I mentioned, graphs of the sea level itself, rather than the rate at which it’s rising, can be deceptive and, in any event, we’ve got to take the long-term view. Figure 8.8, which shows the rate of rise for The Battery sea level over the past century, should calm any sense of alarm.