Which geological risk increases when thawing permafrost destabilizes boreal forest soil?

💡 Explanation

When thawing permafrost destabilizes soil, anaerobic decomposition increases because of organic matter exposure, resulting in enhanced methane production and release from thermokarst lakes. Therefore increased methane flux results, rather than coastal erosion, albedo decrease, or seismic reduction, which require unrelated mechanisms.

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