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← GeographyWhich effect intensifies when vegetation removal increases the rate of solifluction on permafrost slopes?
A)Decreased sediment deposition in deltas
B)Destabilization of built infrastructure✓
C)Reduction in spring flooding frequency
D)Increased carbon sequestration by soils
💡 Explanation
When vegetation is removed, solifluction rate increases because plant roots no longer stabilize the soil, leading to greater downslope soil movement, destabilizing structures. Therefore infrastructure destabilization intensifies, rather than decreased deposition, reduced flooding, or increased sequestration which require different soil characteristics.
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