Which risk increases around cave stalactites due to localized saturation?

💡 Explanation

Carbonate recrystallization increases when thin water film becomes supersaturated; a mechanism called Ostwald ripening causes smaller particles to dissolve and precipitate onto larger crystals. Because the crystals are rapidly assembling, it introduces microfractures; therefore instability increases rather than decreasing evaporation.

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