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← GeographyWhich risk increases when prolonged drought accelerates groundwater depletion above Florida's aquifers?
A)Catastrophic sinkhole formation probability✓
B)Increased coastal erosion intensity
C)Decreased sea surface salinity levels
D)Elevated phytoplankton bloom frequency
💡 Explanation
The probability of sinkhole formation increases because reduced hydrostatic pressure allows overburden collapse following dissolution. Drought enables enhanced subsurface dissolution creating voids; therefore, increased sinkholes rather than coastal erosion or salinity changes occur since karst topography responds directly.
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