Question

Which of the following variables has been of assistance in forecasting the number of named tropical storms in the North Atlantic region?

A. when the western Sahel region of Africa is wet with an abnormally large number of thunderstorms
B. abnormally warm sea-surface temperatures west of the Sahel region of Africa
C. the presence of an El Ni-o which tends to disrupt and break apart tropical cyclone
D. low atmospheric pressure in the Caribbean region
E. All of the choices are correct.

Answer 1

All of the choices mentioned in the options can help in forecasting the number of named tropical storms in the North Atlantic region. The correct option is E.

Step-by-step explanation:

The variable that has been of assistance in forecasting the number of named tropical storms in the North Atlantic region is E. All of the choices are correct.

This means that all of the choices mentioned in the options, including when the western Sahel region of Africa is wet with an abnormally large number of thunderstorms (option A).

Abnormally warm sea-surface temperatures west of the Sahel region of Africa (option B), the presence of an El Ni-o which tends to disrupt and break apart tropical cyclones (option C), and low atmospheric pressure in the Caribbean region (option D) can help in forecasting the number of named tropical storms in the North Atlantic region. The correct option is E.