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← GeographyWhich weather outcome intensifies because of high-altitude Coriolis forces?
A)Increased mid-latitude cyclone intensity✓
B)Decreased extratropical storm vorticity
C)Weakened coastal fog advection
D)Accelerated polar jet-stream meandering
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Increased cyclone intensity stems from upper-level Divergence aloft; because the Coriolis effect deflects high-altitude winds, creating the outward spiraling flow aloft. Therefore, low-pressure surface centers deepen and intensify, rather than weakening, in the absence of divergence.
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