The "Asian Brown Cloud" Is the Name Given To

question 88

Multiple Choice

The "Asian Brown Cloud" is the name given to:

• A) a layer of pollution that hangs over China and India.
• B) an endangered species of tree that grows high on the hillsides of the mountains between China and India.
• C) the fallout of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
• D) a disastrous weather pattern, like El Niño, that brings floods and storms to Southeast Asia several times each decade.
• E) a type of mushroom that is now nearly extinct due to overdevelopment.

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