In the Northern Hemisphere, hurricanes and middle latitude cyclones are similar in that both

a. ?have surface weather fronts.
b. ?intensify with increasing height above the ground.
c. ?have winds that blow counterclockwise around their centers.
d. ?will generally move from west to east.
e. ?have winds that blow clockwise around their centers.


ANSWER: c

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