Which process exacerbates debris flow risk on an alluvial fan originating from glacial valleys?

💡 Explanation

When cyclical glacial advance and retreat occurs, paraglacial slope weakening happens because ice removal destabilizes valley walls, leading to increased sediment availability for debris flows on the alluvial fan. Therefore debris flow risk increases, rather than decreasing via vegetation, stabilization, or rainfall reduction.

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