Changes in Temperatures and Rainfall Patterns Around the World, Due

question 32

Multiple Choice

Changes in temperatures and rainfall patterns around the world, due to global warming, will not

• A) lead to flooding in some regions
• B) lead to the desertification of some regions
• C) result in the spread of mosquito-borne diseases in some areas
• D) change the reproductive rates of the microbes that cause infectious disease
• E) be anything less than catastrophic problems in a world of 7 billion.

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