Which outcome accelerates when thawing permafrost increases soil saturation on a hillside?

💡 Explanation

When thawing permafrost increases soil saturation, solifluction accelerates because the active layer loses shear strength, causing the saturated soil to flow downslope. Therefore, increased rates of solifluction lobes result, rather than deflation hollows, alluvial fans, or esker formation each depending on wind, fluvial processes, or subglacial channels respectively.

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