Which risk increases as permafrost thaws due to increased global temperatures under buildings with pile foundations?

💡 Explanation

When permafrost thaws, ice lenses within the soil melts because of conductive heat flow coupled to latent heat absorption, causing localized soil volume reduction, leading to differential settlement of pile foundations. Therefore, differential settlement results, rather than heave, corrosion or seismic amplification which involve distinct soil changes.

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