Tornado patterns have changed in which one of the following ways?

A) Many more people are now being killed.
B) Tornadoes are becoming less predictable.
C) Tornado outbreaks are becoming more common.
D) The western United States now has almost all tornadoes.
E) Tornadoes are being caused by cooling Earth surface temperatures.


Answer: C

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