Look at the temperatures from 1990 to 1992. Describe any possible effect of the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo on the temperature record of these cities.

The question is based on Figure 24-6, a chart showing average annual temperature from 1905 to 2015 in three U.S. cities: Nome, Alaska; Bozeman, Montana; and Tucson, Arizona.
What will be an ideal response?


A slight dip in temperature is seen in Bozeman and Nome, but not in Tucson.

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