"Only if global average temperature change is kept to below two degrees Celsius can the Reef have any chance of recovering from the predicted damage, " the report said.

报告中说：“除非全球平均温度变化保持在两摄氏度以下，大堡礁才有机会从预期的破坏中复元。”

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First is climate change, marked by a 1-degree Fahrenheit rise in average yearly temperature across the western states.

首先是气候变化，记录显示，西部各州的年平均气温上升了1华氏度。

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The report said that the two degree average change in temperature that most scientists agreed on is more likely to average around 8 degrees warmer.

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While it is possible to imagine doing so in a way that cancels out the change in average temperature caused by an increase in carbon dioxide, such a reduction would not simply restore the status quo.

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