Question 3 — Explain how climate change affects - Questions at the end of the chapter - Chapter 13 - Earth as a System: Energy, Matter, and Life (Exploration)

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Question 3
Explain how climate change affects the water cycle. Illustrate with examples.
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  • A warmer atmosphere holds more moisture, causing heavier rains and intensified monsoons in some places and droughts in others.
  • Melting glaciers add water to rivers and raise sea levels, while sudden intense rainfall causes run off and erosion and reduces groundwater recharge, making agriculture harder.
Climate and Water Warmer air holds more moisture Heavier rains and droughts result Glaciers melt and seas rise
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