48.Which is a significant environmental cost of burning fossil fuels that is not incurred with the use of the other energy resources?
A. global climate change, which is caused by the transfer of carbon to the atmosphere
B. a disruption of the water cycle, which is caused by the heating of water at power plants
C. radioactive pollutants, which may be accidentally released at power plants
D. localized warming, which is caused by the release of heat into the atmosphere