Within the plot of the play at least, in one case, the land appeared to be falling rather than the sea-level rising, and in another, both land and sea were rising together, thus disguising the reality of sea-level rise, but within the plot, a university department would lose a lucrative grant if they told the truth.

FORBES: Global Warming Is No Threat?

If the economies of America or Europe were now to take a sudden lurch downwards, the world might easily experience outright depression, with prices and output falling together, just as they did 70 years ago.

ECONOMIST: The new danger