Why are hurricanes becoming more frequent?
a. Climate change is causing more rainfall in equatorial areas.
b. Climate change is causing more low pressure cells that cause hurricanes.
c. Climate change is causing ocean temperature to increase.
d. Climate change is causing increasing wind speed in the Pacific.
e. Actually, they are not; we are just better at detecting and reporting them.
ANSWER: c
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