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Environment & EcologyClimate ChangeClimate Impacts, Vulnerability and Extreme EventsMedium
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Statement based
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Concept understanding
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Climate Impacts, Vulnerability and Extreme Events
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Coral Reefs and Reef Ecology · Greenhouse Gases and the Carbon Cycle
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The scientific view is that the increase in global temperature should not exceed 2 °C above pre-industrial level. If the global temperature increases beyond 3 °C above the pre-industrial level, what can be its possible impact/impacts on the world? 1. Terrestrial biosphere tends toward a net carbon source. 2. Widespread coral mortality will occur. 3. All the global wetlands will permanently disappear. 4. Cultivation of cereals will not be possible anywhere in the world. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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Question 53 · Climate Impacts, Vulnerability and Extreme Events · Environment & Ecology · UPSC Prelims 2014 (GS)

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2014 · GS · Question 53