How do human activities contribute to climate change, and what are two adaptation strategies?

How do human activities contribute to climate change, and what are two adaptation strategies?

• A. Emissions from fossil fuels and deforestation; adaptation: building sea defenses and climate-resilient infrastructure.
• B. Human activities have no impact; adaptation: ignoring climate.
• C. Emissions from solar power; adaptation: planting more trees only.
• D. Deforestation as adaptation to climate change.

Answer: (A)

Human activities contribute to climate change primarily by releasing greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels for energy and transportation, and by removing forests that would otherwise store carbon. This combination traps more heat in the atmosphere and alters weather patterns over time. Two adaptation strategies seen as effective responses are building sea defenses to protect coastal areas from rising sea levels and stronger storms, and designing climate-resilient infrastructure—such as flood defenses, heat-tolerant buildings, and resilient transportation networks—that can withstand more extreme weather. Some statements misstate the issue, such as claiming humans have no impact, blaming emissions on solar power, or treating deforestation as an adaptation. These don’t match how climate change works or how societies can adapt to its effects.

Human activities contribute to climate change primarily by releasing greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels for energy and transportation, and by removing forests that would otherwise store carbon. This combination traps more heat in the atmosphere and alters weather patterns over time.

Two adaptation strategies seen as effective responses are building sea defenses to protect coastal areas from rising sea levels and stronger storms, and designing climate-resilient infrastructure—such as flood defenses, heat-tolerant buildings, and resilient transportation networks—that can withstand more extreme weather.

Some statements misstate the issue, such as claiming humans have no impact, blaming emissions on solar power, or treating deforestation as an adaptation. These don’t match how climate change works or how societies can adapt to its effects.