Which of the Following Variables Has Been of Assistance in Forecasting

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following variables has been of assistance in forecasting the number of named tropical storms in the North Atlantic region?

• A)when the western Sahel region of Africa is wet with an abnormally large number of thunderstorms
• B)abnormally warm sea-surface temperatures west of the Sahel region of Africa
• C)the presence of an El Ni-o which tends to disrupt and break apart tropical cyclone
• D)low atmospheric pressure in the Caribbean region
• E)All of the choices are correct.

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Definitions:

Labor Management Relations Act

The Labor Management Relations Act (or Taft-Hartley Act) (1947) was a response to public outcries against a wide variety of strikes in the years after World War II; its basic purpose was to curtail and limit union practices.

Occupational Safety and Health Act

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Taft-Hartley Act

A United States federal law passed in 1947 that restricts the activities and power of labor unions.

Employee Free Choice Act

a proposed U.S. law aimed at making it easier for workers to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts.