D) Because the west coast lies on a plate boundary, while the east coast does not
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The garbage patchs are a site with high concentrations of trash. They are formed by the ocean gyre, where the ocean have convergences zones forming a circle of currents. When the garbage join the circle, it can't go out, cause the currents make a kind of a permanent "wall".
We can locate garbages patchs in the South Atlantic Gyre, Indian Ocean Gyre and the South Pacific Gyre.
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<u>The Santa Ana winds</u> are a chinook-like wind that occurs in southern California, which greatly increases the threat of forest fires in this region. These winds differ from chinook winds in the sense that they are always dry and often warm than the chinook winds.
Originating from the high-pressure air masses in the Great Basin, the Santa Ana winds are dry and warm in nature and thus, increases high fire danger while making the climate, hot, dry and windy. They are even hazardous for the boaters.
These are extremely strong winds that blow during the autumn season of the year and makes the weather hot. They even pose health problems for many people since they tend to dry out and makes sinus worse.
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