Which of the following statements accurately represents the relationship between the article's CENTRAL ideas?
(A)
The devastation of the Galveston hurricane of 1900 was worsened by forecasting and political mistakes
made by the Weather Bureau; therefore, the hurricane became a turning point in forecasting and
communication.
(B)
(C)
(D)
The devastation of the Galveston hurricane of 1900 was worsened by forecasting and political mistakes
made by the Weather Bureau; however, the Weather Bureau was only 10 years old at that time and
lacked advances.
The Galveston hurricane of 1900 was a deadly natural disaster in American history; however, the
Weather Bureau's practice of sending wireless messages out to sea became much more widespread
after Galveston.
The Galveston hurricane of 1900 was a deadly natural disaster in American history, therefore, the
director of the Weather Bureau told local forecasters that they could not issue hurricane warnings
without contacting Washington.