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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. (C)
1980-1988 26.2
1990-1998 28.6
2000-2008 30.4

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The climate has remained the same.
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The climate has become colder.
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The climate has become warmer.
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The climate has nothing to do with temperature.
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Solution

The correct option is C The climate has become warmer.
It can be observed from the table that the temperature has increased from 26.2C to 28.6C from the 1980s to 1990s. It has also increased from 28.6C to 30.4C over the next decade. Thus, it can be concluded that the climate has become warmer over the years in that city.

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