Why would the weather become more severe as the greenhouse effect increased?
A) Warming would increase the evaporation of the oceans, leading to more water in the atmosphere and more frequent and severe storms.
B) Warming of the planet would lead to terrible droughts and reduce the amount of water on the Earth.
C) Warming would dry out the atmosphere and the crust, leading to devastation of the Earth through more meteor bombardment and volcanism.
D) The depleted ozone layer would let in more particles from the solar wind.
E) all of the above
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