1. How much money in damages did Typhoon Mangkhut wreak on the Philippines and Hong Kong in 2018?
(a) $500,000.
(b) $1 billion.
(c) $50 million.
(d) $5 million.

2. The United Nations estimates that how much of the global population will live in cities by 2050?
(a) 1/4.
(b) 1/2.
(c) 1/3.
(d) 2/3.

3. What percent of all human experience throughout history is estimated to belong to people right now, according to the author in Part I: Cascades?
(a) 8%.
(b) 15%.
(c) 3%.
(d) 12%.

4. What does CCS stand for?
(a) Climate control standards.
(b) Carbon capture and study.
(c) Climate change standards.
(d) Carbon capture and storage.

5. The author asserts in Part I: Cascades that the majority of carbon burning produced by humans has occurred since the premiere of what television show?
(a) I Love Lucy.
(b) The Honeymooners.
(c) Seinfeld.
(d) All in the Family.

Short Answer Questions

1. A research team led by Ethan Coffel calculated in 2017 that the number of days warmer than what were once the warmest days of the year could grow by a factor of what by 2080?

2. How much land does Louisiana lose to the sea every hour?

3. How many natural disasters hit the Philippines between 2006 and 2013?

4. Who are the authors of the book Climate Shock?

5. Approximately how many square miles were burned by wildfires in California in 2018?

(see the answer key)

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