Before Hurricane Katrina Devastated New Orleans in 2005, Humans Had

question 36

Multiple Choice

Before Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005, humans had vastly changed the area.They had destroyed wetlands, extracted oil and gas (which led to sinking of the ground) , constructed dams and levees, dredged, and built channels for ship traffic.Also, rising sea levels had caused the death of some cypress swamps.These changes suggest that development of New Orleans destroyed which major ecosystem service that might have lessened the hurricane's devastation?

• A) Provision of fresh water
• B) Protection from flooding
• C) Recreational benefits
• D) Formation of soil
• E) Biogeochemical cycling

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