Question

Given below are the average temperatures in a city for three decades. What can be concluded about climate from the given data?

Years	Avg. Temp. ${(}^{\circ }C)$
1980-1988	26.2
1990-1998	28.6
2000-2008	30.4

• A. The climate has remained the same.
• B. The climate has become colder.
• C. The climate has become warmer.
• D. The climate has nothing to do with temperature.

Answer 1

The correct option is C The climate has become warmer.

It can be observed from the table that the temperature has increased from ${26.2}^{\circ }C$ to ${28.6}^{\circ }C$ from the 1980s to 1990s. It has also increased from ${28.6}^{\circ }C$ to ${30.4}^{\circ }C$ over the next decade. Thus, it can be concluded that the climate has become warmer over the years in that city.