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← GeographyWhich outcome results when sediment transport overwhelms loess cementation?
A)Increased landslide susceptibility✓
B)Accelerated alluvial fan formation
C)Enhanced soil carbon sequestration
D)Reduced mineral weathering rate
💡 Explanation
Increased landslide susceptibility occurs because saturation intensifies the effect of gravity via liquefaction, a type of fluidization; this weakening leads to increased incidents, therefore the slope is undermined, rather than more stable situations represented by the other options.
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