Which hazard increases downstream when a meandering river forms an oxbow?

💡 Explanation

Erosion rates nearby increase due to the new, shorter channel's steeper gradient and faster flow after the cutoff; this is channelization, because the flow concentrates its erosive power, therefore raising local erosion rates rather than evenly distributing sediment or recharging aquifers.

• Which outcome follows a limestone cave ceiling collapse?
• Which outcome results when intense rainfall strikes thick loess deposits?
• Which outcome arises where a low-gradient river encounters localized bank erosion during flood conditions?
• Which outcome occurs when intense rainfall follows logging?
• Which mechanism causes increased landscape denudation following repeated freeze-thaw cycles in alpine environments?
• Which phenomenon limits earthquake magnitude at subduction zones where aseismic creep dominates?