THE RISE OF POLITICAL CONSERVATISM 1980 1992
PRESIDENT GEORGE HW BUSH
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The location of the surrounding barrier islands
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The city’s low elevation
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The presence of offshore oil rigs
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The buildup of silt in the Mississippi
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Detailed explanation-1: -During and after Hurricane Katrina, many of those levees and floodwalls were overtopped and several were breached, allowing billions of gallons of water from the Gulf of Mexico, Lake Borgne, and Lake Pontchartrain to flow into New Orleans and flood major portions of the city.
Detailed explanation-2: -Q. Which factor contributed most to the flooding in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina? Which sentence best completes this diagram? The levee system was unable to hold back floodwater.
Detailed explanation-3: -After it made landfall in Louisiana on August 29, Hurricane Katrina produced widespread flooding in southeastern Louisiana because the levee system that held back the waters of Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Borgne was completely overwhelmed by 10 inches of rain and Katrina’s storm surge.
Detailed explanation-4: -Flooding in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina was most severe in the low-lying areas near Lake Pontchartrain and in the mid-city area, while neighborhoods situated on the natural levees on both sides of the Mississippi River had no flooding.