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Which of the following is especially true of anticyclones in the southern hemisphere?

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Correct Answer: Option D
As Earth travels from West to East, air moving from the southern hemisphere to the northern hemisphere gets pushed to the right, causing hurricanes originating in the Northern hemisphere to spin in the counter-clockwise direction.
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