Which risk increased during rapid Roman road construction due to extensive deforestation?

💡 Explanation

When forests were rapidly cleared for road construction, destabilization occurs because watersheds lost their capacity to absorb rainfall, increasing runoff into rivers. Therefore seasonal river flooding risk resulted, rather than decreased crop yields, bridge collapses or decreasing livestock productivity, each dependent on different environmental mechanisms.

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