Question

How does the second sentence develop the idea that powerful weather events can cause expensive damage to countries in the Caribbean?
A) It lays out exactly how much money the damage caused by extreme weather events cost a Caribbean country.

B) It provides a specific example of an extreme weather event bringing destruction to a Caribbean nation.

C) It suggests ways in which the nations of the Caribbean might stop strong storms from inflicting serious damage on them.

D) It explains why these kinds of extreme weather events tend to hit nations in the Caribbean.

Answer 1

Answer:

It provides a specific example of an extreme weather event bringing destruction to a Caribbean nation.

Explanation:

Read this paragraph from “Caribbean Climate Change.”

Weather events of this degree also cause expensive damage to infrastructure. In 2013, tropical storms in St. Vincent and the Grenadines resulted in widespread flooding and landslides. Bridges, roads, and houses were destroyed. The government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines also reported that more than 10 percent of the country’s forests had deteriorated. Storm damages cost the country approximately $118 million.