When it comes to climate change, human society has been like the proverbial frog in the pail on the stove, where the heat gets turned up very slightly every hour, so the frog never thinks to jump out.

中国有“坐井观天”的经典成语，但是，对于应对气候变化的人类，比这种目光短浅的可怜虫的比喻更恰当的可能就是“温水里的青蛙”了——当温度慢慢加热时，青蛙从来不想跃出去，直到最后被烫死。