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← GeographyWhich outcome occurs when powerful anticyclones disrupt Hadley cell circulation?
A)Enhanced desert climates expansion results✓
B)Increased global average rainfall levels
C)Stabilized intertropical convergence zone
D)Decreased stratospheric ozone concentrations
💡 Explanation
Anticyclones aloft suppress upward air motion; therefore, the descending branch of the Hadley cell is intensified. This intensifying descends because adiabatic heating reduces rainfall, leading to enhanced desertification over subtropical regions rather than enhanced rainfall elsewhere.
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