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← GeographyWhich phenomenon results when air rises rapidly at the Intertropical Convergence Zone?
A)Intense, localized thunderstorm development✓
B)Stable, widespread stratiform cloud cover
C)Formation of persistent high-pressure zones
D)Development of strong katabatic wind systems
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When warm, moist air rises rapidly at the ITCZ due to solar heating, atmospheric instability intensifies because of increased convection, leading to cumulonimbus cloud formation and thunderstorms. Therefore intense thunderstorm development is the likely outcome, rather than stable cloud cover, high-pressure zones, or katabatic winds, requiring different atmospheric conditions.
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