How can urban conditions worsen global climate change?

Question

Select all that apply.

A) Black carbon from the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels blocks the sun and cools Earth.

B) Greenhouse gases from trains and buses retain heat in the atmosphere.

C) Skyscrapers increase the amount rainfall that reaches the Earth’s surface, which makes more liquid water present to absorb more heat.

D) Clearing land to build cities causes a loss of plants, which decreases the amount of carbon dioxide removed from the air.

Answer 1

B) Greenhouse gases from trains and buses retain heat in the atmosphere.
D) Clearing land to build cities causes a loss of plants, which decreases the amount of carbon dioxide removed from the air.