Why do the data support or refute the scientists’ hypothesis that global warming is causing an increase in hurricanes? A. The data refute the hypothesis because there is not a direct match between temperature change and number of hurricanes.

A.

The data refute the hypothesis because there is not a direct match between temperature change and number of hurricanes.

B. The data support the hypothesis because when yearly temperature deviations are below normal the yearly number of hurricanes decreases.

B.

The data support the hypothesis because when yearly temperature deviations are below normal the yearly number of hurricanes decreases.

C. The data refute the hypothesis because the yearly change in temperature appears to be random when compared with the number of hurricanes.

C.

The data refute the hypothesis because the yearly change in temperature appears to be random when compared with the number of hurricanes.

D. The data support the hypothesis because the trend of increasing number of hurricanes matches the trend of increasing global temperature change.

D.

The data support the hypothesis because the trend of increasing number of hurricanes matches the trend of increasing global temperature change.