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← GeographyWhich risk drastically increases when groundwater acidity increases flowing through karst?
A)Accelerated sinkhole formation destabilizing infrastructure✓
B)Amplified coastal erosion and sea surges
C)Decreased sediment delta formation rate
D)Reduced stream discharge during dry periods
💡 Explanation
Increased groundwater acidity enhances chemical weathering, leading to increased limestone dissolution by dissolution; therefore, sinkhole formation risk increases, destabilizing construction, rather than other hydrological cycle alternations, because it directly weakens the bedrock's structural integrity.
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