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What is the direct effect of climate change on agriculture according to the text?
What is the direct effect of climate change on agriculture according to the text?
- Increase in water and environmental resources
- Increase in frequency and magnitude of extreme climatic events
- Increase in food and forestry production
- Effect due to temperature change and CO2 level (correct)
How does climate change affect crop yields in mid- to high-latitude regions according to the text?
How does climate change affect crop yields in mid- to high-latitude regions according to the text?
- Moderate warming benefits crop and pasture yields (correct)
- Slight warming decreases yields in seasonally dry and low-latitude regions
- Crop yields decrease due to the increase in extreme climatic events
- Crop yields are unaffected by climate change in these regions
What is the impact of climate change on the number of people at risk of hunger according to the text?
What is the impact of climate change on the number of people at risk of hunger according to the text?
- Climate change will lead to a significant increase in the number of people at risk of hunger
- The marginal increase in the number of people at risk of hunger due to climate change must be viewed within the overall large reductions due to socio-economic development (correct)
- Climate change will have no impact on the number of people at risk of hunger
- The impact of climate change on the number of people at risk of hunger is uncertain
What is the impact of rising warming on adaptation strategies?
What is the impact of rising warming on adaptation strategies?
How does the text describe the consequences of projected changes in the frequency and severity of extreme climate events?
How does the text describe the consequences of projected changes in the frequency and severity of extreme climate events?
What is the key message of the text regarding the impact of climate change on agriculture in developing countries?
What is the key message of the text regarding the impact of climate change on agriculture in developing countries?
According to the information provided, what is the impact of climate change on rice yield in the region?
According to the information provided, what is the impact of climate change on rice yield in the region?
What is the level of confidence regarding the statement that smallholder and subsistence farmers will suffer complex, localized impacts of climate change?
What is the level of confidence regarding the statement that smallholder and subsistence farmers will suffer complex, localized impacts of climate change?
According to the information provided, what is the projected impact of climate change on global commercial forestry productivity in the short and medium term?
According to the information provided, what is the projected impact of climate change on global commercial forestry productivity in the short and medium term?
What is the level of confidence regarding the statement that local extinctions of particular fish species are expected at the edges of their ranges?
What is the level of confidence regarding the statement that local extinctions of particular fish species are expected at the edges of their ranges?
According to the information provided, what is the projected impact of climate change on food and forestry trade?
According to the information provided, what is the projected impact of climate change on food and forestry trade?
What is the level of confidence regarding the statement that experimental research on crop response to elevated CO2 confirms the findings of the Third Assessment Report (TAR)?
What is the level of confidence regarding the statement that experimental research on crop response to elevated CO2 confirms the findings of the Third Assessment Report (TAR)?
Which sector is most likely to be negatively impacted by the regional climate changes associated with global warming?
Which sector is most likely to be negatively impacted by the regional climate changes associated with global warming?
How might smallholder farmers in developing countries be impacted by local climate change effects?
How might smallholder farmers in developing countries be impacted by local climate change effects?
How might forestry productivity be affected by global warming?
How might forestry productivity be affected by global warming?
How might climate change impact fish species?
How might climate change impact fish species?
How might global food and forestry trade patterns change in response to climate change?
How might global food and forestry trade patterns change in response to climate change?
Which of the following is a potential impact of global warming on human health?
Which of the following is a potential impact of global warming on human health?
