Global climate change
A) has been linked to floods, droughts, and record high temperatures.
B) in the next 50 years is expected to be greater than the last 18,000 years combined.
C) is affecting weather patterns, plant and animal distributions, and melting glaciers.
D) has increased the spread of infectious diseases.
E) all of the above

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All of the above statements are true. Global climate change has been linked to extreme weather patterns such as floods, droughts, and record high temperatures. It is projected that in the next 50 years, the effects of climate change will be greater than what the Earth has experienced in the last 18,000 years combined. Climate change is already impacting plant and animal distributions, as well as melting glaciers. Additionally, climate change has been shown to increase the spread of infectious diseases.

Global Climate Change