Author Question: What are some of the predicted effects of global warming on human populations? What will be an ... (Read 60 times)

ec501234 · **on:** Jul 14, 2018

What are some of the predicted effects of global warming on human populations?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Environmental ethics is best defined as ________.

A) studying the moral relationships of humans to the environment and the environment's living organisms
B) studying the rightness and wrongness of human actions
C) actions taken by humans in the environment in which they live that have impact
D) studying the economic value of all living things in their environment
E) the extrinsic value placed on people, organisms, and objects in the environment

AmberC1996 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 14, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Dry areas, such as the U.S. Southwest, are likely to experience more frequent droughts. The disappearance of mountain glaciers could threaten water supplies for some people. People living along or near coastlines may be displaced if sea level rises, potentially leading to refugee issues from low-lying countries like Bangladesh. Agriculture may be adversely impacted, particularly in regions that are already susceptible to droughts or that are already very warm.

Answer to Question 2

A