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← GeographyWhich outcome occurs when prolonged, intense rainfall coincides with deforestation?
A)Increased mineral depletion in lower horizons✓
B)Accelerated orogenic belt formations
C)Enhanced carbon sequestration in peatlands
D)Reduced coastal estuarine eutrophication
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Deforestation accelerates topsoil erosion; this exposes subsurface soils, leading to increased rainwater induced mineral **leaching**. Because rainwater percolates more deeply and rapidly, it removes essential minerals from lower horizons, therefore depleting the soil rather than facilitating nutrient sequestration elsewhere.
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