What Do Dams and Levees Do to the Rate of Natural

question 59

Multiple Choice

What do dams and levees do to the rate of natural subsidence in coastal deltas?

• A)They increase the rate of subsidence.
• B)They decrease the rate of subsidence.
• C)They do not influence the rate of subsidence.
• D)Scientists are not certain how they affect the rate of subsidence.

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