Which of the following best describes the Earth's average surface temperature for the past 900,000 years?

a. a steady warming trend
b. fairly steady temperatures until recently
c. many fluctuations of several degrees centigrade
d. fairly steady with occasional cool spells
e. fairly steady with a recent cooling trend


C

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