What One Phenomenon Can Explain All the Following Phenomena: Reduction

question 17

Multiple Choice

What one phenomenon can explain all the following phenomena: reduction in size of the polar ice caps,migration of plants and animals toward the poles and higher elevations;increase in rain days and longer rainy seasons;permafrost thawing?

• A)population increases
• B)industrialization
• C)erosion
• D)global warming

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