EARTH SCIENCE
CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Droughts are much more common, while flooding is much more rare
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The range of certain insects, such as pine bark beetles, is increasing
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Growing seasons in some regions of the world are becoming longer
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Glaciers in Greenland, West Antarctica, and the Andes and Himalayan mountains are shrinking
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Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Increased agricultural productivity worldwide.
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. As climate change worsens, dangerous weather events are becoming more frequent or severe.
Detailed explanation-3: -The potential future effects of global climate change include more frequent wildfires, longer periods of drought in some regions, and an increase in the duration and intensity of tropical storms.
Detailed explanation-4: -Global warming stresses ecosystems through temperature rises, water shortages, increased fire threats, drought, weed and pest invasions, intense storm damage and salt invasion, just to name a few.