The chances that tropical storms will develop in a given area increase whenever the temperature of a large body of water in that area exceeds 26 degrees Celsius to a depth of about 60 meters. If the amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth' s atmosphere continues to increase, the temperatures of all of the Earth' s waters will rise, with the result that the number of large bodies of water whose temperatures exceed 26 degrees Celsius to a depth of about 60 meters will eventually be greater than it is today. The statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the following conclusions?
A: The number of large bodies of water whose temperatures exceed 26 degrees Celsius to a depth of about 60 meters is greater today than it ever was.
B: The ferocity of tropical storms does not depend on the amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere.
C: There are likely to be more tropical storms if the amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere continues to increase.
D: Any increase in the temperatures of the Earth's oceans would cause the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to increase as well.
Choose A, B, C or D as your solution.
C