Mindyard | Which of the following statement is false as per the data given in the passage? Read the passage to answer the following questions. Heat waves are often assessed by how frequent or intense they are, but vulnerability involves more than that. A key factor in the amount of harm heat waves cause is people’s capacity to adapt with measures like cooling technology and the power to run it. It is found that while wealthy countries can buffer their risk by rapidly investing in measures to adapt to climate change, the poorest quarter of the world – areas likely to be slower to adapt – will face escalating heat risk. Heat waves are among the deadliest climate and weather-related disasters, and they can be destructive to crops, livestock and infrastructure. Currently, about 30% of the global population lives in areas where heat and humidity levels can be deadly on at least 20 days a year, studies show, and the risk is rising. Adaptation measures, such as cooling centers, home-cooling technology, urban planning and designs focused on reducing heat, can lower a population’s heat exposure impact. However, a country’s ability to implement adaptation measures generally depends on its financial resources, governance, culture and knowledge. Many developing countries struggle to provide basic services let alone protections from escalating disasters in a warmer future. It is estimated that the poorest quarter of the world lags the wealthiest in adapting to rising temperatures by about 15 years on average. This estimate is based on the pace of preparation and support for adaptation plans described in the U.N. Environment Program’s Adaptation Gap Report. The actual lag will vary because of wealth _________________, but that estimate provides a broad picture of the rising risks. Heat risk is up globally, but more in poor regions. Looking back over recent decades, there is found a 60% increase in heat wave days in the 2010s compared with the 1980s. We defined a heat wave as extreme daily temperatures above the 97th percentile for the area, for at least three consecutive days. It is also found that heat wave seasons were getting longer, with more frequent early- and late-season heat waves that can increase heat-related deaths. People’s average heat wave exposure in the poorest quarter of the world during the 2010s was more than 40% greater than in the wealthiest quarter – roughly 2.4 billion person-days of heat wave exposure per year compared with 1.7 billion. This heat wave risk in poor countries has often been overlooked by the developed world, in part because heat deaths aren’t consistently tracked in many countries. The vulnerability due to heat waves can be eased through the availability of cooling technologies and power to sustain it., Developing countries are facing hard times to aid their population with cooling measures, Poor countries are almost 20 years behind the wealthiest countries in tackling the heat waves, For every 1.7 billion of people in wealthiest countries, 2.4 billion people of poor countries are exposed to heat waves.

Which of the following statement is false as per the data given in the passage?

Read the passage to answer the following questions.

Heat waves are often assessed by how frequent or intense they are, but vulnerability involves more than that. A key factor in the amount of harm heat waves cause is people’s capacity to adapt with measures like cooling technology and the power to run it. It is found that while wealthy countries can buffer their risk by rapidly investing in measures to adapt to climate change, the poorest quarter of the world – areas likely to be slower to adapt – will face escalating heat risk.

Heat waves are among the deadliest climate and weather-related disasters, and they can be destructive to crops, livestock and infrastructure. Currently, about 30% of the global population lives in areas where heat and humidity levels can be deadly on at least 20 days a year, studies show, and the risk is rising.

Adaptation measures, such as cooling centers, home-cooling technology, urban planning and designs focused on reducing heat, can lower a population’s heat exposure impact. However, a country’s ability to implement adaptation measures generally depends on its financial resources, governance, culture and knowledge. Many developing countries struggle to provide basic services let alone protections from escalating disasters in a warmer future.

It is estimated that the poorest quarter of the world lags the wealthiest in adapting to rising temperatures by about 15 years on average. This estimate is based on the pace of preparation and support for adaptation plans described in the U.N. Environment Program’s Adaptation Gap Report. The actual lag will vary because of wealth _________________, but that estimate provides a broad picture of the rising risks. Heat risk is up globally, but more in poor regions. Looking back over recent decades, there is found a 60% increase in heat wave days in the 2010s compared with the 1980s. We defined a heat wave as extreme daily temperatures above the 97th percentile for the area, for at least three consecutive days.

It is also found that heat wave seasons were getting longer, with more frequent early- and late-season heat waves that can increase heat-related deaths. People’s average heat wave exposure in the poorest quarter of the world during the 2010s was more than 40% greater than in the wealthiest quarter – roughly 2.4 billion person-days of heat wave exposure per year compared with 1.7 billion. This heat wave risk in poor countries has often been overlooked by the developed world, in part because heat deaths aren’t consistently tracked in many countries.

Options

The vulnerability due to heat waves can be eased through the availability of cooling technologies and power to sustain it.

Developing countries are facing hard times to aid their population with cooling measures

Poor countries are almost 20 years behind the wealthiest countries in tackling the heat waves

For every 1.7 billion of people in wealthiest countries, 2.4 billion people of poor countries are exposed to heat waves.

Correct Answer :

Option C

Poor countries are almost 20 years behind the wealthiest countries in tackling the heat waves

Solution :

Correct Answer: Poor countries are almost 20 years behind the wealthiest countries in tackling the heat waves

Explanation:

To determine which statement is false, let us analyze the options based on the information provided in the given passage:

1. Statement: "The vulnerability due to heat waves can be eased through the availability of cooling technologies and power to sustain it."
Passage Verification: The passage states, "A key factor in the amount of harm heat waves cause is people’s capacity to adapt with measures like cooling technology and the power to run it." It also mentions that "Adaptation measures, such as cooling centers, home-cooling technology... can lower a population’s heat exposure impact." Therefore, this statement is true.

2. Statement: "Developing countries are facing hard times to aid their population with cooling measures"
Passage Verification: The passage states, "Many developing countries struggle to provide basic services let alone protections from escalating disasters in a warmer future." Therefore, this statement is true.

3. Statement: "Poor countries are almost 20 years behind the wealthiest countries in tackling the heat waves"
Passage Verification: The passage specifically states, "It is estimated that the poorest quarter of the world lags the wealthiest in adapting to rising temperatures by about 15 years on average." The option claims a lag of "almost 20 years", which directly contradicts the passage's data. Therefore, this statement is false.

4. Statement: "For every 1.7 billion of people in wealthiest countries, 2.4 billion people of poor countries are exposed to heat waves."
Passage Verification: The passage explicitly mentions, "People’s average heat wave exposure in the poorest quarter of the world during the 2010s was more than 40% greater than in the wealthiest quarter – roughly 2.4 billion person-days of heat wave exposure per year compared with 1.7 billion." Therefore, this statement is true.

Hence, the false statement according to the data given in the passage is: "Poor countries are almost 20 years behind the wealthiest countries in tackling the heat waves".

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