Among the goals of the UNEP-supported Convention on Biological Diversity are
A) government policies that subsidize the exploitation of natural resources.
B) an army of UN conservation agents to control environmental hot spots.
C) captive breeding programs for all species in hot spots.
D) equitable sharing of genetic resources within each nation.
D
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Medium-range forecasts
A) are longer in Europe than in the United States. B) typically predict the weather for the next two to four days. C) use essentially the same procedures as short-term forecasting. D) uses statistics rather than a numerical approach.
Climate models indicate that ________ is(are) one of the strongest indications of global warming
A) retreating glaciers in Alaska B) loss of sea ice in the Arctic C) melting of Antarctica D) the hole in the ozone in Australia E) El Niño
Why is successful modeling of Earth's climate a scientific challenge today?
a) the global climate system combines many feedback loops, aerosols, pollution, and heat uptake and loss by the oceans b) a computer can't manage all of the data with the diversity of possibility c) there is too much variability in the information d) each level of the atmosphere has different possibilities e) all of the above