It sometimes happens that a drastic action designed to prevent an unacceptable disaster may make the disaster worse. Catastrophic disasters associated with climate change are easy to invent, but the effects of remedial actions may be difficult to predict.
有时某个事先设计好用于阻止一场灾难的激进措施可能会使灾难变得更加可怕。想要臆造一场与气候变化有关的悲惨灾难非常容易，但想要预测某些补救措施的效果则非常困难。