Multiple Choice
The recurrence interval of a hazardous event,also known as the return period is
A) the average time separating two hazardous events of the same magnitude.
B) the probability of a hazardous event repeating itself in the next 50 years.
C) the maximum time separating two hazardous events.
D) the average time of recovery following a hazardous event.
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