Near-surface pipeline integrity decreases when which process occurs?

💡 Explanation

Pipeline integrity decreases due to solifluction, a soil creep process accelerated in periglacial environments; because thawing weakens soil cohesion, therefore increased erosion is triggered on slopes, rather than other weathering processes altering mineralogy alone.

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