South Asia is likely to experience the following effects of climate change, EXCEPT
A) large areas of the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta in Bangladesh will be inundated.
B) as many as 7 million people could be displaced from coastal areas.
C) as Himalayan glaciers retreat, water flow into the Indus-Ganges Plain will be reduced.
D) South Asia is at such a low elevation that 50% of its land area will be under water.
E) increasingly violent storms could increase flooding and soil erosion.
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