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← GeographyWhich climate outcome results at the polar high?
A)Deserts with descending dry air✓
B)Intense tropical storm formation
C)Extensive rainforest development
D)Consistent strong westerlies aloft
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Air aloft cools and descends at the polar high because radiative cooling at the poles drives atmospheric subsidence, contributing to stable, descending air and low precipitation due to adiabatic compression; therefore descending air creates desert conditions, rather than unstable, rising air for storms or enhanced rainfall areas.
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