In this section, each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. This is followed by four options each suggesting a sequence of the sentences. Identify the most appropriate option.

S1: Consider the potential effect of just a small increase in the earth’s atmospheric temperature.
S6: If the sea level rose only a few feet, dozens of coastal cities would be destroyed and life would change utterly.
P: Some deserts might anyway bloom.
Q: But lands now fertile might turn to deserts, and many hot climates could become uninhabitable.
R: A rise of only a few degrees could melt the polar ice caps and submerge the planet in a short time.
S: Rainfall patterns would change.

The correct sequence should be

 

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