Which risk increases substantially around quarries extracting limestone?

💡 Explanation

Increased quarrying disturbs and exposes more limestone to water; hence, dissolution accelerates localized karstification. This leads to increased sinkhole formation because the rock's structural integrity weakens faster via chemical weathering, therefore increasing surface instability rather than altering albedo or typical soil processes.

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