How could a 100-year flood happen two years in a row?
What will be an ideal response?
Calling a flooding event the 100-year flood means that there is a 0.01 probability that a flood of that size could happen in any given year. A flood of that size could happen two years in a row, it is just unlikely.
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a. ~ 1 % b. ~ 5 % c. ~ 25 % d. ~ 40 %
Geomorphic agents:
a. are endogenic processes. b. tend to increase relief at Earth's surface. c. include tectonic and igneous processes. d. measure energy released in an earthquake. e. erode, transport, and deposit sediment.
Strong storms that develop over water, poleward of the polar front, are called:a
nor’easters. b. upslope lows. c. lee-side lows. d. polar lows. e. none of the above