claim: The temporary drop in sea level in 2010 was due to intense land flooding caused by a strong La Nina.
evidence: This La Niña, combined with record-high ocean temperatures in the north-eastern Indian Ocean, was a large factor in the 2010–2011 Queensland floods, and the quartet of recent heavy snowstorms in North America starting with the December 2010 North American blizzard.
category: La Niña