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If climate change continues to escalate and trends unfold as predicted, which of the following cities is most likely to suffer from severe water shortages? If climate change continues to escalate and trends unfold as predicted, which of the following cities is most likely to suffer from severe water shortages? Des Moines, Iowa Miami, Florida Portland, Oregon Tucson, Arizona

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Tucson, Arizona

Step-by-step explanation:

Tucson is the desert city of Arizona. The Sonaram desert covers all the part of the city Tucson.

Tucson have an arid and desert climates. It is one of the fastest warming city of United States of America. It is ranked as the third fastest warming city in the US in the last 48 years.

If climate change is not controlled and if it continues to increase, then there will be more heat and drought and scarcity of water in Tucson city as Tucson city is on a desert and it is on a higher elevation.

Thus the following city is most likely to suffer from water shortage is --

Tucson, Arizona.

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