What does the IPCC 5th Assessment report say about sea level rise by 2100?
What will be an ideal response?
"Recent studies have made it clear that the IPCC projections of sea level rise are strikingly on the low side. These studies indicate that 21st-century warming would lead to a sea level rise of close to 2 meters, considering the plausible rates of melting of glaciers that run into the sea (in Greenland and Antarctica)."
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A) the right atrium. B) arteries going to the lungs. C) arteries going to body tissues. D) the left atrium.
Which of the following would SLOW evaporation from the water's surface?
A) High-air temperatures B) Air with low relative humidity C) Calm air D) Warm water temperatures E) Turbulence of air molecules
What characteristics of the climate in these regions would tend to limit the growth of forest?
Using the global map of biome distribution (Map T-30 in the back of the Lab Manual), the map of climate distribution (Map T-29), the maps of global temperature (Maps T-28a and T-28b), the map of global precipitation (on the inside front cover of the Lab Manual), as well as information about Köppen climate types from Exercise 23, answer the question. What will be an ideal response?
Curitiba, Brazil is famous for its
A. Zero population growth program B. Revitalized city nightlife C. Complete environmental breakdown due to uncontrolled industry D. Particularly disastrous rainforest destruction E. Successful mass transit program