Question 934Navigation General
70% to passThe dangerous semicircle of a hurricane in the Northern Hemisphere is that area of the storm _______________.
The correct answer is D) to the right of the storm's track. In the Northern Hemisphere, the dangerous semicircle of a hurricane is the area to the right of the storm's track. This is because winds in the right-front quadrant of the storm are stronger and more destructive due to the combined forward motion of the storm and the cyclonic rotation. The other quadrants of the storm have lower wind speeds. Therefore, the dangerous semicircle is the area to the right of the storm's track in the Northern Hemisphere. The other answer choices are incorrect because they do not accurately describe the location of the dangerous semicircle relative to the storm's track in the Northern Hemisphere.
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