Ugandans were and are facing more than just higher temperatures. Like other areas in East Africa and throughout the continent, Uganda suffers from periods of drought mixed with periods of heavier than normal rains. The rains lead to flooding and landslides. Nakate argues that these conditions are caused by global warming and climate change. Knowing that many Ugandans rely on agriculture for their survival, she sees a bleak future of hunger, disease, and death if the climate change crisis is not addressed.

What BEST explains how these sentences help develop the text?

A. They provide a contrast between conditions where Nakate lived and other parts of the country.

B. They reveal conditions close to Nakate that also motivated her to seek change.

C. They describe what makes climate change possible and what it does to people.

D. They describe what needs to change to help ease the effects of climate change.

C. They describe what makes climate change possible and what it does to people.