Trump mocks global warming, lowballs sea level rise
By Jessica McDonald, FactCheck.org At a campaign rally, President Donald Trump mocked concerns about global warming, saying that oceans would rise just “one-eighth of an inch within the next 250 years.” Although Trump’s comment may have been a joke — and not intended to be a prediction of sea level rise — his figure is many times lower than scientific estimates. According to the National Oceanic and