Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Statement I:If global average warming is limited to one or two additional degrees, some regions will experience enhanced agricultural productivity.
Statement II:Beyond 2 to 3 degrees Celsius of global average warming, essentially all impacts become deleterious.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct ✓ Correct
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Correct answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
Explanation
Limited warming can help some regions while severe warming harms nearly all of them.
Statement 1 is correct because a rise of one or two degrees can lengthen growing seasons in cooler zones.
Such modest warming may raise crop yields in parts of the higher latitudes.
Statement 2 is correct because beyond two to three degrees the harmful effects overwhelm any benefit.
At that level heat stress, drought and crop failure spread across almost every region.
This is why the Paris Agreement seeks to hold warming well below two degrees Celsius.
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