Which consequence results when extensive hydraulic mining unearths large loess deposits?

💡 Explanation

When mining exposes loess, previously stabilized fine silt and clay particles become vulnerable to wind erosion via deflation. This process removes the surface sediments, creating widespread dust storms, because there's no vegetation present to anchor the newly exposed material; therefore, Dust Bowl-like severe wind erosion, rather than altered fluvial drainage, follows.

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