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Question:
The storm surge ...
Answer Options:
A) is caused near the eye because the inward-moving winds create inward-moving ocean currents.
B) is often the greatest on the left side of the storm-center track in the Northern Hemisphere.
C) is often the greatest on the right side of the storm-center track in the Northern Hemisphere.
D) is a local rise of sea level as hurricane winds push ocean water and cause it to pile up against coastlines.
E) is another name for the violent large wind-driven waves that break against the shore.