One Reason Why Hurricanes Have Been Increasingly Dangerous Is Because

question 7

Multiple Choice

One reason why hurricanes have been increasingly dangerous is because more people live in areas where they hit. Another is that

• A) they are more powerful
• B) they are less powerful, so people take them less seriously and are less likely to evacuate in advance of them
• C) more people have lived through previous hurricanes and erroneously believe that they can live through future ones, regardless of intensity
• D) our weather forecasting techniques and technologies are less accurate than before

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