Which environmental shift increased flood risk to Andean terraced farming systems during the Little Ice Age?

💡 Explanation

When temperatures dropped during the Little Ice Age, increased glacial ice formation occurred, but warmer periods caused accelerated glacial melt; meltwater volume increased which overflowed irrigation systems in the growing seasons, increasing flood risk. Therefore, glacial meltwater is the primary risk rather than other regional impacts.

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