What Are Two Causes of the Subsidence of New Orleans

question 59

Multiple Choice

What are two causes of the subsidence of New Orleans?

• A) Draining of organic-rich soil and earthquakes
• B) Draining of organic-rich soil and loss of supply of fine sediments by rivers
• C) Draining of organic-rich soil and the dissolution of clays by flowing acidic groundwater
• D) Dissolution of clays by flowing acidic groundwater and earthquakes

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