Where in a hurricane is the atmospheric pressure lowest, and approximately what is that pressure?
a. lowest in the zone of high winds, just outside the eye; about 950 millibars
b. lowest just outside the eye wall; about 920 millibars
c. lowest in the eye; about 960-970 millibars
d. lowest in the eye; about 1200-1300 millibars
e. lowest in the zone of high winds, midway between the eye and its outer fringes; about 900-910 millibars
ANSWER: c
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