Which risk sharply increases for Arctic infrastructure as solifluction exceeds design thresholds?

💡 Explanation

Subsidence risk rises because increased soil saturation and loss of shear strength from exceeding solifluction thresholds leads to thaw consolidation. Infrastructure settles because permafrost weakens, therefore A is correct rather than increased seismic activity from soil changes.

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