Question

Which of the following best reflects a change in climate:

1. Its very windy today and will rain later.

2- droughts in California have become more common over the past few decades.

3- there is a hurricane forming off the coast of Florida

4- tropical climates are likely to be wet and warm.

Answer 1

2-Droughts in California have become more common over the past few decades

Answer 2

1) is wrong because it is talking about the weather, which is like climate, but much more short term.

2) is correct, because it is talking about California's weather as a whole rather than just a specific occurence of weather changing over time.

3) is wrong because that is just a statement about a result of Florida's climate, not a change of it.

4) is also incorrect because that describes a climate, not a change in the climate.