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Which 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

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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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