单选题 It can be inferred from the passage that the author regards the correlations drawn in recent decades between sunspots and terrestrial phenomena as

• (A) more reliable than similar correlations drawn in the past, but still inconclusive
• (B) solid evidence of the complexity of the climate system and the simultaneous interaction of its many influences
• (C) poorly supported by the statistics mentioned at the beginning of the passage
• (D) unlikely given the predominant role played by greenhouse gases
• (E) likely to be established with absolute certainty in the near future