Which of the following effects of climate change has changed how hurricanes are experienced by the people who live in their path?

a. Hurricanes cover broader areas, including where they were once nonexistent.
b. They have resulted in the increased pace of erosion for barrier islands.
c. Hurricanes are responsible for the process known as lake turnover.
d. They created the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a floating mass of marine debris.

a. Hurricanes cover broader areas, including where they were once nonexistent.