Which outcome increases when terraced hillside alluvial deposits experience saturation?

💡 Explanation

Increased saturation amplifies pore water pressure, thereby decreasing effective stress and soil shear strength via liquefaction. This leads to increased debris flow initiation, because the destabilized alluvial material is more easily mobilized, rather than remaining stable.

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