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How much do you know about the world’s extreme weather challenges? Take the quiz

From coffee shortages to Leonardo DiCaprio’s filming nightmares, put your extreme weather knowledge to the test
  
  

Women walk carrying metal pitchers filled with drinking water
Women carry drinking water to their homes in the western Indian state of Gujarat. Despite rapid economic progress, India is one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change. Photograph: Amit Dave/REUTERS

  1. Drought and rising temperatures have left at least 36 million people across Africa facing hunger, but which country has been worst hit?

    1. Somalia

    2. Ethiopia

    3. Kenya

  2. Rising temperatures threaten the production of Arabica coffee across the world. How much of the 1.6bn cups of coffee consumed every day are made up of Arabica coffee?

    1. 12%

    2. 35%

    3. 70%

  3. While filming The Revenant, Leonardo DiCaprio says extreme weather events shut down production multiple times. In the end what did the crew have to do?

    1. Relocate from Calgary to the South Pole to find consistent snow

    2. Buy in seven snow machines at $50,000 per machine for the warmer days when the snow melted

    3. Provide the cast with fur-lined underwear to stop them from turning blue in front of the cameras

  4. What proportion of losses following a major natural catastrophe in India are uninsured?

    1. over 20%

    2. over 50%

    3. over 80%

  5. To limit the rise in global average temperatures we need to rethink the energy mix. How much does the fossil fuel industry receive globally receive in subsidies each year?

    1. $104bn

    2. $523bn

    3. $700bn

  6. Earlier this year Zimbabwe declared a state of disaster in rural areas hit by a severe drought. What proportion of the population faced food shortages?

    1. A tenth

    2. A fifth

    3. A quarter

  7. Tropical cyclones in the Philippines are becoming more extreme and causing greater amounts of devastation. On average how many typhoons does the country experience each year?

    1. 2

    2. 20

    3. 54

  8. There were fears for a shortage of which biscuit after the United Biscuits factory in Carlisle, England, was flooded in December?

    1. Ginger Nut

    2. Jammie Dodger

    3. Pink Wafer

  9. Which three countries were most affected by extreme weather events between 1994 and 2013?

    1. Honduras, Myanmar and Haiti

    2. Haiti, Nicaragua and the Philippines

    3. US, India and Pakistan

  10. The cost of extreme weather alone could amount to what percentage of global GDP by 2050?

    1. 0.1-0.2%

    2. 0.5-1%

    3. 1.5-2%

Solutions

1:B, 2:C, 3:A, 4:C, 5:B, 6:C, 7:B, 8:A, 9:A, 10:B

Scores

  1. 0 and above.

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