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← GeographyWhich outcome occurs when increased glacial ablation destabilizes permafrost?
A)Extensive loess deposit formation occurs✓
B)Volcanic ash layers become more distinct
C)Regolith production rates decline sharply
D)Desert pavement formation accelerates rapidly
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Extensive loess deposit formation occurs upon glacier retreat because glacial sediments get picked and transported by winds; a process called deflation, therefore winds cause extensive loess formation, rather than other landforms confined to rock surfaces, or that reduce sediment.
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