A region has just had a 100-year flood. That means that

A. another equally large flood will occur in one hundred years.
B. another flood of that size cannot happen in the same year.
C. a flood event of that size has a 1 percent probability of occurrence in the next year.
D. All of the choices are correct.


Answer: C

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