Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Statement I:Due to climate change, Arctic sea ice is significantly thinner now than about a century ago.
Statement II:Due to climate change, tropical regions have warmed much faster than the rest of the world.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect ✓ Correct
DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Correct answer: (C) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct but Statement 2 is incorrect about warming patterns.
Statement 1 holds, as Arctic sea ice is markedly thinner today than a century ago.
Statement 2 fails, since polar regions, not tropical ones, have warmed the fastest.
This polar amplification stems partly from melting ice exposing dark ocean.
The darker surface absorbs more heat and speeds further melting.
Tropical temperatures have risen more modestly by comparison.
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