A large mound of seawater (storm surge) builds up beneath the eye of a hurricane mainly because ______________________.
A) the eye is a very low-pressure zone
B) the winds race into the eye,pushing seawater into a tall mound
C) the winds in the eye push the waves higher
D) the rain bands in the eye wall flood the eye,building a localized flooded area
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