Which Statement Most Accurately Reflects the Projections on Temperature-Related Deaths

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which statement most accurately reflects the projections on temperature-related deaths in humans if our climate projections are accurate?

• A) Cold-related deaths will decline, heat-related deaths will increase.
• B) Cold-related deaths will increase, heat-related deaths will decline.
• C) Cold- and heat-related deaths will not change.
• D) Heat-related deaths will not change, but cold-related deaths will.
• E) Cold-related deaths will not change, but heat-related deaths will.

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