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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Elements of Chaos, "Wildfire" - "Unbreathable Air".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 2014, a toxic event struck Lake Erie, when fertilizer from farms in Ohio spawned an algae bloom that cut off drinking water for what city?
(a) Detroit.
(b) Toledo.
(c) Cleveland.
(d) Hamilton.

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

3. What small Northern California town was largely wiped out by the Camp Fire?
(a) Douglas City.
(b) Paradise.
(c) Montague.
(d) Weaverville.

4. According to the author, the concrete and asphalt of cities absorb so much heat during the day that when it is released at night, it can raise the local temperature as much as how many degrees Fahrenheit?
(a) 5.
(b) 16.
(c) 34.
(d) 22.

5. The area referred to as America's "tornado alley" has moved how many miles in just 30 years, according to the author in "Disasters No Longer Natural"?
(a) 200.
(b) 300.
(c) 500.
(d) 400.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who developed the work "The Great Nutrient Collapse"?

2. How many full-scale carbon capture plants were there in the world in 2018?

3. What does CCS stand for?

4. If we follow the path we are on today, the U.N. estimates that we are due for how many degrees of warming by 2100?

5. The United Nations estimates that how much of the global population will live in cities by 2050?

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