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← GeographyWhich risk increases following disruption affecting surface heat transfer due to altered insolation?
A)Amplified polar temperature gradients
B)Diminished thermohaline circulation rate
C)Strengthened subtropical anticyclones effect✓
D)Reduced planetary albedo forcing effect,
💡 Explanation
A disruption to heat transfer strengthens anticyclones via the Coriolis effect due to increased pressure gradients. This results in stronger subtropical high-pressure zones; rather than gradients elsewhere, that impact other planetary mechanisms, because insolation changes affect latitudinal heat balance predominantly.
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