Seems they are going to rely more and more on rising sea levels for the “proof” they need, now that temps and ice measurements appear to not support them. This is something I haven’t been following too closely. Are sea levels really rising? Some of the media reports claim that there is “bi-partisan consensus” on this.
Google the phrase “Cryosphere Today” and it will call up a website that monitors global sea-ice levels, and separately for the northern and southern hemispheres. The current level is slightly below the mean level from 1979-present. For much of the last three years it was ABOVE the mean. Sea-ice level is not the same as ocean level, but it is related.