Which risk markedly increases within deep karst caves upon prolonged, widespread surface pavement?

💡 Explanation

A rapid recharge from pavement delivers undersaturated water, therefore enhanced dissolution occurs by the mechanism of increased carbonic acid weathering reducing speleothem stability and leading to erosion, rather than the other effects caused by differing water flow.

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