The town council of Finleyville is meeting to discuss emergency evacuation plans. Finleyville is in a state where hurricanes occur. Some town councillors believe the town's emergency evacuation plan needs to be changed because there has been an increase in natural disasters in the area. Other town councilors believe the plan is fine as it is. The following chart was presented to the town council. Which statement best describes the information presented in the chart?


A The number of hurricanes has decreased steadily since 1980.
B There have been fewer hurricanes because of a change in temperature.
C The number of hurricanes was increasing but has decreased in recent years.
D There are more tornadoes in Finleyville than there are hurricanes.