Which consequence results when increased glacial flour deposition onto loess?

💡 Explanation

Increased flour on loess leads to soil instability because glacial sediment addition disrupts existing soil particle aggregation; the introduced silt grains fill voids rather than promoting structuration, therefore reducing water retention rather than improving soil stability.

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