John Church, an expert on sea levels at the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystem Cooperative Research Centre in Hobart, Tasmania, takes an equally dim view of our collective capacity for denial.

• 塔斯马尼亚荷巴特市南极洲气候及生态合作研究中心海平面专家邱池，对于人类的集体否定能力持同样黯淡看法。