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← GeographyWhich phenomenon reduces rainfall within the descending air of Hadley cells?
A)Adiabatic compression warming air✓
B)Increased albedo reflecting radiation
C)Ozone depletion reducing condensation
D)Latent heat release intensifying moisture
💡 Explanation
As air descends in Hadley cells, adiabatic compression occurs because increased pressure causes air molecules to collide more frequently, raising the air temperature and reducing relative humidity, inhibiting cloud formation. Therefore, decreasing rainfall is the result, rather than increased rainfall from latent heat, or radiation/albedo altering overall earth energy balance.
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