Question
Which fact presented in the editorial best supports the author’s claim, “[Our levee system] requires complete and total modernization”?
A. Levees were used in the Indus River Valley over 4,000 years ago, suggesting that levees belong to a period before modern technology.
B. Hurricane Katrina caused over $100 billion in damage, suggesting that the risks of not modernizing outweigh any savings.
C. Modernizing the levees will cost about $77 million, suggesting that critics of modernization are overly concerned with costs.
D. The city is protected by five miles of levees, suggesting that many more miles are required for full protection.
Editorial: Modernizing Our Levees
The State of Our Levees
A. Levees were used in the Indus River Valley over 4,000 years ago, suggesting that levees belong to a period before modern technology.
B. Hurricane Katrina caused over $100 billion in damage, suggesting that the risks of not modernizing outweigh any savings.
C. Modernizing the levees will cost about $77 million, suggesting that critics of modernization are overly concerned with costs.
D. The city is protected by five miles of levees, suggesting that many more miles are required for full protection.
Editorial: Modernizing Our Levees
The State of Our Levees
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B. Hurricane Katrina caused over $100 billion in damage, suggesting that the risks of not modernizing outweigh any savings.
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