So they will accept his main premise: "The greatest single scientific question —and for our society, a question of life or death —is how far and how fast the seas will rise ...

“因此，他们会接受他的主要前提：“最主要的单一科学问题 - 对我们的社会来说，一个生死攸关的问题 - 是海洋上升的程度有多大，速度有多快...

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