During the great flood of July 1993 in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, the southeastern United States experienced persistent ________. 

A. high atmospheric pressure and a flood
B. high atmospheric pressure and a drought
C. low atmospheric pressure and a drought
D. low atmospheric pressure and a flood


Answer: B

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