Which risk increases when extensive loess deposits accumulate?

💡 Explanation

Loess deposits, composed of loosely packed silt, become saturated during rainfall, triggering liquefaction; therefore, slope instability risk increases rather than creating gradient formation, because the water weakens the deposit's cohesive strength causing mass wasting events.

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