Which of the Following Is False

question 94

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is false?

• A) 75% of glaciers in the European Alps have receded in the past 50 years.
• B) The South Cascade Glacier has lost an average of 55 cm per year from 1955-2006.
• C) 25% of global sea level rise is coming from melting alpine glaciers.
• D) Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Shasta have seen 37% increases in glacial mass from 1983-2005.

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