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Question:
Speculate about why hurricanes do NOT hit British Columbia. Is it because ...
Answer Options:
(A) the midlatitude winds blow Pacific hurricanes westward, away from BC.
(B) the sea surface is too cold (below the 26°C that is needed).
(C) BC is too close to the equator, where the Coriolis effect is too small.
(D) the steep coast mountain range protects BC from hurricanes.
(E) (They can hit BC, but would be called“typhoons”in the E. Pacific.)