The author of the editorial "it's time for a nation to return the favor" argues that the federal government should protect new orleans from:

The correct answer is letter "A": the fiercest storms waiting to strike the city.

Explanation:

Ex "Times-Picayune" American editor Jim Amoss (born in 1947) wrote in 2005 wrote the article "It's time for a nation to return the favor" to emphasize the aid New Orleans required from the central government to minimize the possible damages of the Katrina Hurricane would cause in the city. Katrina brought more than 1,800 deaths across the U.S. and reconstruction costs of more than $80 billion.

Amoss urged Congress representatives to fulfill the promises made to New Orleans citizens in the past so they could provide an active contribution in lowering the impact of the Hurricane strike.

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