Given below are two statements (A) and (B). These statements may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of these statements may be effect of the other statement. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.

(A) The glaciers at the poles of the earth are melting at a fast rate.
(B) In recent times there has been a substantial increase in the incidents of earth quakes and volcanic eruptions.