Question

which of the following theories concerning global climate change is the most widely accepted?
a. changes in the global climate will lead to an increase in extreme weather and flooding.
b. global climate is changing due to burning of fossil fuels and deforestation.
c. global climate change will happen rapidly.
d. extra carbon dioxide and global warming will be beneficial.

please select the best answer from the choices provided

○ a
○ b
○ c
○ d

Explanation:

• Option a: While extreme weather and flooding are impacts of climate change, the cause of climate change is more fundamental to the widely accepted theory.
• Option b: The scientific community widely accepts that human activities like burning fossil fuels (releasing greenhouse gases) and deforestation (reducing carbon absorption) are the primary drivers of global climate change.
• Option c: The rate of climate change is a topic of research, and "rapid" is not the core of the most widely accepted causal theory.
• Option d: Extra CO₂ and warming are generally considered harmful, not beneficial, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

B. Global climate is changing due to burning of fossil fuels and deforestation.