Which of the Following Is True Regarding Future Temperatures

question 113

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true regarding future temperatures?

• A)humans can influence long-term (millions of years)temperature trends.
• B)short-term changes appear to be beyond human influence.
• C)human society appears to be causing short-term changes in global temperatures and temperature patterns.
• D)the climate of Earth will remain completely stable over the long term.
• E)humans can engineer the longterm dynamic equilibrium of temperature regimes.

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