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Which risk increases when groundwater saturation affects fissured bedrock?

A)Accelerated karst landscape surface subsidence
B)Decreased CO2 sequestration rates locally
C)Augmented mineral ore deposition instead
D)Suppressed biological weathering significantly

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Karst subsidence risk increases with water saturation because dissolution widens fissures, decreasing bedrock strength. Mechanical weathering through hydraulic action ensues, weakening structures; therefore, surface subsidence accelerates, rather than ore deposition, bioweathering reduction, nor increased CO2 sequestration.

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