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Which of the following is an indirect effect of global warming?
ARising sea levels
BDirect heat waves
CSpread of vector-borne diseases
DMelting of ice
✓ Correct Answer: C — Spread of vector-borne diseases
Warming temperatures allow disease-carrying insects like mosquitoes to thrive in new geographic areas.
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