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1
Q

What will happen with weather storms over the mid-latitude land masses and wet tropics areas?

A

The storms will become more intense and more frequent

2
Q

Where in the world will see an increased 5-day precipitation rate?

A

Everywhere

3
Q

Is snow cover expected to increase or decrease over the next 100 years

A

decrease

4
Q

How will temperature changes effect the globe

A

it wont be regionally uniform

5
Q

Globally averaged changes over ____ will exceed changes over _____

A

Land over water

6
Q

Where is projected to warm the most

A

the artic region

7
Q

As water warms it contains less what

A

Oxygen

8
Q

Several components or phenomena in the climate systems can potentially exhibit what and has this happened in the past if so what are 2 examples

A

Abrupt changes
yes
Artic sea ice loss
Greenland ice sheets

9
Q

If Greenland melts the ocean sea level will rise by how many meters

A

7M