Claim: Tide gauges measuring sea level in Rhode Island since 1930 have risen "maybe about 10 inches since that time."
Fact-check: Rhode Island Coastal Resources geologist says sea level has risen roughly 10 inches since 1930
Verdict: mostly-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: C. Eugene Emery Jr.
Date published: 2013-02-08T00:00:00