Question

which claim is supported by significant scientific research?

a. weather anomalies can be used as evidence for and against climate change.

b. in the last 10 years, earth has been cooling off.

c. there is no reason to believe humans are causing recent global warming.

d. in the last 10 years, sea level has risen twice as fast as in previous centuries.

Explanation:

• Option A: Weather anomalies are short - term, local variations, while climate change is long - term, global. Using weather anomalies to both support and refute climate change is not scientifically valid as they are different concepts.
• Option B: Scientific research shows that the Earth has been warming over the long - term, including the last 10 years. So the claim that Earth has been cooling off in the last 10 years is not supported.
• Option C: A vast body of scientific research, including studies on greenhouse gas emissions from human activities (like burning fossil fuels) and their correlation with global temperature rise, shows that humans are a major cause of recent global warming. So this claim is incorrect.
• Option D: Scientific research (from sources like sea - level monitoring stations and satellite data) has shown that in recent decades, including the last 10 years, sea - level rise has accelerated, and in the last 10 years, it has risen at a rate twice as fast as in previous centuries due to factors like thermal expansion of water and melting of ice sheets.

Answer:

D. In the last 10 years, sea level has risen twice as fast as in previous centuries.