Since more than 180 million people around the world could be displaced by higher sea levels, "Credible projections of sea-level rise in the 21st century are essential for devising adaptation or mitigation measures, " wrote NASA's Josh Willis and John Church, of the Tasmania-based Center for Australian Weather Research.
"Tessa's impeccable taste and her passion for great writing and directing has shone through every film she has been involved with, " said Bafta chairman JohnWillis.