Directions: Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions below them.

A. One of the most immediate and obvious consequences of global warming is the increase in temperatures around the world.

B. That year Earth's surface temperature was 0.99 degrees Celsius warmer than the average across the entire 20th century.

C. Before 2016, 2015 was the warmest year on record, globally.

D. The average global temperature has increased by about 0.8 degrees Celsius over the past 100 years.

E. Since record-keeping began in 1895, the hottest year on record worldwide was 2016, according to NOAA and NASA data.