When hurricanes come ashore and travel inland they begin to decline because ___________.
A) there is more friction on land and that causes them to lose strength
B) the Coriolis effect is not sufficient to sustain them over land
C) the low pressure system associated with inland masses absorbs the hurricane's energy
D) they are cut off from warm water,their main source of energy
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