2 The 1990s was the warmest decade of the last 100 years.

3 The global average temperature in the air has increased by 3.10C in the last 100 years.

4Greenhouse gases form the majority of the total composition of the atmosphere.

5Emissions from the transport sector have increased by 160% between 1990 and 2005.

6Precipitation has increased in the last 100 years in most areas in the middle and northern part of the northern hemisphere.

7Climate change is mainly caused by a hole in the ozone layer.

8The carbon dioxide concentration has increased by more than 30% in the atmosphere during the last 250 years.

9Methane has increased more than 50% in the atmosphere during the last 250 years.

10 Carbon dioxide is responsible for around 80% of greenhouse gas emissions.

11 Methane is emitted mainly from the use of fossil fuels.

12 Carbon dioxide is emitted in the use of fossil fuels.

13 The increase of green house gases is mainly caused by air pollutions from the industry.

14 The blanket of snow in the northern hemisphere has decreased by around 10% since the 1960s.

15 The number of storms and floods has increased prominently in the last 100 years.

16 It is not possible to establish globally if there is a higher instance of storms and floods in recent years in comparison to the last 100 years.

17 Ireland's traditional 'soft rain pours' are becoming a thing of the past, with shorter, more intense downpours taking their place.

18 Global precipitation will decrease in the next 100 years.

19 The global sea level has risen approximately 1.1m in the last 100 years.

20 A cause of the rising sea level is the melting of glaciers and snow.

21A cause of the rising sea level is the increasing temperature of the seawater.

22One hundred years from now, the sea-level rise will be less than what is possible to measure.

23 The ice mass of the Arctic is expected to increase in the next 100 years.

24 If the Greenland ice melts down completely, the sea level will rise approximately 6m.

25 If the sea ice in the north pole melts completely, the sea level will rise approximately 3m.

26 It is possible that within 50 years an increasing number of mosquitoes and ticks will cause more cases of human diseases in Ireland, due to climate change.

27 Climate change will increase the risk in Ireland of diseases transferred by water, such as diarrhoea, over the next 100 years.

28 Negative health impacts caused by climate change will affect people living in the countryside more than people living in the cities.

29 The number of frost days in Ireland has reduced by 50% in the last 30 years.

30 An increasing amount of greenhouse gases will cause more UV radiation and therefore there will be a larger risk of skin cancer.

31 By 2050, potatoes will no longer be a viable crop in parts of Ireland.

32 Only people living in tropical areas will have their health affected by climate change.

33 The number of cold-related deaths in winter is set to increase.

34 The north and west coasts of Ireland are most at risk of coastal erosion due to high winds and strong tides.

35 Rainfall has increased by 40% in the north of Ireland in the last 100 years.

36 The crop-growing season in Ireland has already extended by two weeks due to climate change.

37 A large area of the west coast is at risk of disappearing due to rising sea levels.

38 The population of Ireland is too small to make any impact . . . either positive or negative . . . on climate change.

39 Ireland is in danger of increased landslides in vulnerable areas.

40 Soybean could become established in some regions in Ireland.

41 Ireland has one of the best records in Europe on implementing 'green policies'.

42 By 2050, there will be up to 30% less rain in the south and east of the country, possibly leading to droughts.

43 Irish summers will get wetter in the next 100 years.

44 There will be an increase in the survival of exotic species in Ireland.

45 20% of Ireland is at risk from coastal erosion.

46 Storms from the Atlantic will decrease in intensity.

47There is a chance Ireland will lose 380sq km of land in the next 100 years due to rising sea levels and coastal erosion.

48 The southern part of Ireland is sinking.

49 Earthquakes will become an increasing threat along the west coast of Ireland.

50 Due to our changing climate, livestock production is likely to dominate the west while arable production will dominate the east.

This quiz was compiled from a questionnaire published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology as part of a study into climate change by the Department of Psychology, Goteborg University in Sweden, and from independent research conducted by the Sunday Tribune.

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