EARTH SCIENCE
CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Occurrence of heavy rainfalls.
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Some species of plants bloom earlier than it is expected.
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Some animals that supposedly still hibernating are already up
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Melting of glaciers that cover the land causes the decrease in sea level
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Detailed explanation-1: -The increase in the water level in the sea can result in floods in the coastal areas. Global warming causes heavy rainfall that leads to wetter coastal regions. On the other hand, global warming alters the precipitation that leads to the destruction of forests. Therefore, the correct option is b.
Detailed explanation-2: -So Ozone layer depletion is not an effect of climate change.
Detailed explanation-3: -Melting glaciers add to rising sea levels, which in turn increases coastal erosion and elevates storm surge as warming air and ocean temperatures create more frequent and intense coastal storms like hurricanes and typhoons.
Detailed explanation-4: -First, glaciers and ice sheets worldwide are melting and adding water to the ocean. Second, the volume of the ocean is expanding as the water warms. A third, much smaller contributor to sea level rise is a decline in the amount of liquid water on land-aquifers, lakes and reservoirs, rivers, soil moisture.
Detailed explanation-5: -Sea level rise. Impact on the climate. Disappearance of species. Less fresh water. Stop climate change. Slow down their erosion. Combine artificial icebergs. Increase their thickness.