Which risk increases when water table drawdown lowers buoyant support in subterranean karst regions overlying urban infrastructure?

💡 Explanation

Drawdown weakens support causing surface collapse because the buoyant support reduces mechanical stress from overburden. Therefore, sinkhole formation is accelerated rather than increasing fractures or acidity which have different underlying causes.

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