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← GeographyWhich outcome increases when polar ice melt accelerates?
A)Decreased albedo and increased absorption✓
B)Increased thermohaline circulation stability
C)Lowered equatorial sea surface temperatures
D)Enhanced coastal upwelling and productivity
💡 Explanation
Amplified polar warming occurs because decreased ice cover reduces the albedo feedback, raising surface absorption and temperatures; therefore a warming cycle accelerates, rather than thermohaline stability occurring, which would oppose the warming with heat redistribution.
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