Hansen suggests that there will eventually be sea-level rises of 24 meters (80 feet), with a six-meter rise happening just this century. Little wonder that fellow environmentalist Bill McKibben states that “we are engaging in a reckless drive-by drowning of much of the rest of the planet and much of the rest of creation.”
戈尔的科学顾问、美国国家航空和航天局的韩森比他有过之而无不及。韩森说，海平面最终将会上升24米（80英尺），其中，本世纪内将会上升6米。难怪另一位环境主义者麦克吉本说：“我们人类正在毫无顾及地淹没地球的大部分地区以及其他生物。”