Which risk dramatically increases when groundwater recharge rates decline within karst regions overlying soluble carbonate rocks?

💡 Explanation

Decreased groundwater recharge amplifies dissolution of carbonate rock, causing increased sinkhole formation, because chemical weathering is heightened. Solution Widening creates voids; therefore, sinkhole risk increases rather than glacial change, because karst systems are independent of ice formation.

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