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sam.t96

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According to the U.S. National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, which of the following is not a predicted outcome for each Celsius degree increase in global temperature?
 
  A) 5 to 15 increase in crop yields (as currently grown)
  B) 3 to 10 increase in rainfall during heaviest precipitation events
  C) 25 decrease in Arctic summer sea ice
  D) 200 to 400 increase in area burned by wildfire

Question 2

Global average air temperatures worldwide
 
  A) have appeared to stabilize after a century of increase.
  B) are at present demonstrating no apparent trend one way or another.
  C) are being influenced by human-induced changes in the greenhouse effect.
  D) are generally lower than 20 years ago.


komodo7

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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

C



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