Which outcome occurs when saturated glacial sediments experience permafrost thaw?

💡 Explanation

Increased downslope soil mass wasting will occur. Solifluction, the gradual downslope movement of water-saturated soil, increases because permafrost thaw reduces soil shear strength; therefore sediment destabilizes, rather than rock weathering increasing far from glacial zones.

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