Which increased hazard accompanies building roads atop discontinuous permafrost regions?

💡 Explanation

Thermokarst formation is accelerated by road construction insulating the permafrost, causing thawing and subsidence; because subsidence undermines the roadbed, therefore roads become unstable rather than benefiting from increased albedo preventing melting.

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