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← GeographyWhich changes can result from subtropical high-pressure zone strengthening?
A)Reduced precipitation in adjacent deserts✓
B)Increased coastal upwelling intensity
C)Weakening of tropical cyclone formation
D)Increased Rossby wave propagation speed
💡 Explanation
Stronger high-pressure zones enhance atmospheric stability and subsidence, thus decreasing cloud formation where Hadley cells descend; therefore less (rather than more) precipitation occurs because atmospheric stability suppresses convection.
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