Which increased risk occurs when rapid snowmelt saturates soil?

💡 Explanation

Increased snowmelt causes faster solute transport via leaching, thus depleting soil nutrients; this occurs because higher water flows increase the removal rate. Therefore, nutrient depletion risk rises rather than clay mineral increases, which involves slower weathering.

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