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← GeographyWhich consequence directly results from ablation zones encountering increased rotational speed?
A)Decreased glacial ice accumulation rates
B)Poleward deflection stronger katabatic winds✓
C)Stronger thermohaline density gradients
D)Equatorward shifts subtropical high pressures
💡 Explanation
Increased speed causes greater deflection in the wind due to the Coriolis effect; therefore, strong katabatic winds, flowing from ice sheets because of their higher density cold air, veer more poleward rather than taking a direct path.
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