If the planet's average temperature rises several more degrees during the twenty-first century,
a. a large portion of the polar icecaps will melt, flooding much of the coastal United States.
b. evaporation would drop sea levels about one foot.
c. the rains forests would quickly expand to cover the planet.
d. about half of current living species would be unable to survive.
(Answer: a)
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