Multiple Choice
Draining wetlands
A) causes uplift and increases the risk of flooding.
B) causes subsidence and increases the risk of flooding.
C) causes subsidence but decreases the risk of flooding.
D) does not cause subsidence or uplift.
E) decreases the need for levees.
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