The worldwide average sea level has risen by 8–9 inches (21–24 cm) since 1880, according to climate.gov. From 0.06 inches per year in the 20th century to 0.14 inches (3.6 millimeters) per year between 2006 and 2015, sea level rise has more than doubled.
Although the baths in Silema, Malta, have long been a popular tourist destination, a relatively ordinary photo of the location is gaining popularity on social media for unrelated reasons. Often called ‘Roman baths,’ implying that they date back thousands of years to the Roman Empire (27 BC to 476 AD), the baths were constructed during the Victorian era (19th century).
The image is being shared on social media, but the argument is that it refutes climate change since the sea level at Malta’s “Roman baths” has not changed in thousands of years. Thus, the first untrue statement regarding the image is that it dates back thousands of years. It is known that the baths were private and constructed in the 19th century, even if the precise year of their construction is unknown. The baths were probably designed for local British people who didn’t know how to swim but wanted to enjoy the sea, according to guidemalta.com.
According to Snopes, travel photographer Julia Kivela posted the original image to her Instagram account. According to the study, the picture and the untrue assertion about climate change were shared on Twitter by a person by the handle Top Playford.
“Roman tidal baths in Malta – still at sea level after thousands of years,” read the caption on the photo. However, we are all going to die due to climate change. Correct?” Many postings on X with the same allegation have been made after the initial post. These are a few of them.
The average sea level has increased by 8 to 9 inches (21 to 24 cm) worldwide since 1880, according to climate.gov. From the 20th century, the rate of sea level rise was 0.06 inches (1.4 millimeters) per year; from 2006 to 2015, it more than quadrupled to 0.14 inches (3.6 millimeters) per year. At 101.2 mm (4 inches) above 1993 levels, the average sea level worldwide hit a record high in 2022.
However, the disparity between local and worldwide sea levels makes it improbable that the sea level along Malta’s coast will dictate an increase in global sea levels. Regional sea level, sometimes called relative sea level, is the height of the water measured along the shore about a particular place on land. In contrast, the global sea level is the average height of the Earth’s ocean basins. Therefore, there is no indication of rising sea levels due to global warming in the sea level at any given location.
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