Which risk increases when rapid snowmelt significantly raises water levels against a levee system protecting a floodplain?

💡 Explanation

When rapid snowmelt raises water levels, increased pore pressure can trigger liquefaction because the soil loses shear strength under cyclic loading. Therefore liquefaction of the foundation results, rather than oxidation, methane production, or biodiversity loss which depend on different environmental mechanisms.

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