Which cave formation risk increases as rainfall decreases?

💡 Explanation

Reduced rainfall decreases the water carrying dissolved calcium carbonate. The stalactite formation rate reduces because the deposition by dripstone formation decreases rather than accelerates; they get water and dissolved chemicals delivered by gravity.

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