According to the fifth report of the IPCC, a future high-emission scenario will result, by the year 2100, in an average global atmospheric temperature change (relative to the 1986-2005 average) of ________.

A. 4.5°C
B. 0.5°C
C. 2°C
D. 1°C
E. 10°C


Answer: A

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