What is the connotation of the word brutal in this context. rising sea levels melting see ice and warmer air that holds moisture or all a recipe for brutal sea storms that have already washed away chunks of shoreline
a continuous
b dangerous
c harsh
d none of these

Harsh is the answer

In financial aspects, a depression is a sustained, long haul downturn in monetary movement in one or more economies. it is a more extreme monetary downturn than a recession, which is a slowdown in financial action through the span of a typical business cycle. a depression is an irregular and extreme type of recession. so depression is always followed by recession but it is not correct to state that a depression always follow a recession.