Another Failed Climate Prediction: Sea Levels Aren’t Rising as Fast as Alarmists Claimed
For decades, climate alarmists have predicted that “global warming” would wipe out humanity as we know it. They’ve shouted that sea levels are rising faster than ever before and blamed it on the fossil fuel industry. These alarming predictions have even justified trillions of dollars in taxpayer spending, lucrative government contracts, and billion-dollar subsidies for the same corporations funding the climate hysteria industry.
But what if the predictions don’t match reality?
A new study by Dutch engineer Hessel Voortman and independent researcher Rob de Vos suggests exactly that. Their findings challenge the mainstream narrative and call into question the shaky foundation of many climate claims.
The New York Post reports,
“The research found that the average sea level rise in 2020 was only around 1.5mm per year, or 6 inches per century, according to the paper’s authors, Dutch engineering consultant Hessel Voortman and independent researcher Rob de Vos.
“This is significantly lower than the 3 to 4 mm/year often reported by climate scientists in scientific literature and the media,” Voortman told independent journalist Michael Shellenberger.
Voortman was shocked that no researcher before had performed an analysis of real-world local data.”
Unlike many climate projects funded by governments and billionaires, Voortman’s work was done without any external funding and therefore without external influence. So, after years of activists, politicians, and their media allies insisting that the science showed the world was coming to an end, we are finally getting a glimpse at the truth.
But the eco-left, without a doubt, will continue to encourage fear. Why? Because fear sells. Fear drives funding. Even when real-world data contradicts their models, they double down, manipulate statistics, and dismiss inconvenient truths. It is time to stop letting climate hysteria dictate policy and cripple energy systems in the name of “saving the planet.”
September 10, 2025