Multiple Choice
The main reason hurricanes don't develop over the South Atlantic Ocean adjacent to South America is because the
A) Coriolis force is too small there.
B) pressure gradient force is too weak in that area.
C) surface water temperatures are too cold.
D) air at the surface is always diverging.
E) winds don't spin into the right direction.
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