Which risk increases when thawing permafrost accelerates solifluction on a hillside?

💡 Explanation

When permafrost thaws, solifluction accelerates because the active layer becomes saturated and flows downslope, increasing sediment transport into rivers. Therefore increased sediment load results, rather than enhanced carbon sequestration, decreased albedo, or reduced nutrient runoff, which are less directly connected to slope instability.

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