Why is hurricane risk increasing rapidly in the United States?
A) Insurance companies have stopped insuring coastal property.
B) The U.S. federal government will no longer provide disaster relief to hurricane-prone regions.
C) Sea level is rising about one meter per year putting more people at risk.
D) Human population density in coastal areas is skyrocketing.
E) Hurricanes are getting stronger due to global warming.
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Q12: What is a typhoon?
A) A tropical cyclone
Q13: The forward speed of a hurricane
A) is
Q14: Clouds that spiral around a hurricane are
Q15: A hurricane is assigned a name when
Q16: Hurricanes are a serious threat
A) to the
Q18: Tropical cyclones typically
A) form over both land
Q19: What does the Saffir-Simpson Scale use to
Q20: What category would a hurricane with winds
Q21: Why are hurricanes uncommon on the equator?
A)
Q22: Why does an occluded front form?
A) Slow
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