EARTH SCIENCE
CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
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Question
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Movement of species to lower altitudes.
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Movement of species towards the west.
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Movement of species towards the poles.
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Movement of species towards the equator.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The direct consequences of man-made climate change include: rising minimum temperatures. rising sea levels. higher ocean temperatures. an increase in heavy precipitation (heavy rain and hail)
Detailed explanation-2: -More frequent and intense drought, storms, heat waves, rising sea levels, melting glaciers and warming oceans can directly harm animals, destroy the places they live, and wreak havoc on people’s livelihoods and communities.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has found that emissions from fossil fuels are the dominant cause of global warming.
Detailed explanation-4: -Scientists agree that the Earth has been getting warmer over the last century due to human activities that require burning fossil fuels (oil, gas, and coal). Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide becomes trapped in the atmosphere (greenhouse gases) and increases the planet’s temperature.