Original sentence: It remains slightly unclear if there is a problem in the tropics, the area in which tropospheric amplification should be seen; the report chapter 3 says that "(r)esolution of this issue would seem to be of paramount importance in the interpretation of observed climate change central to this Report".The new evidence in this Report favors the second explanation
Edited sentence: A potential serious inconsistency has been identified in the tropics, the area in which tropospheric amplification should be seen; the report chapter 3 says that "(r)esolution of this issue would seem to be of paramount importance in the interpretation of observed climate change central to this Report".The new evidence in this Report favors the second explanation, but the issue is still open