Carla is a high school student preparing for a speech, about global warming, in which she will claim that human activity is causing a rise in global temperature. Which of the following evidence is the least credible support for this claim?
A. the example of shrinking glaciers in the Swiss Alps, as shown by maps created by National Geographic magazine
B. Carla's personal narrative about winters being colder and snowier when she was younger
C. a quote from a meteorologist at a local university, stating that "Earth's average annual temperature has risen by more than a degree since humans started burning fossil fuels in large amounts"
D. a report from the International Panel on Climate Change stating that most scientists agree that humans are causing global warming
Answer: B
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