Which risk sharply increases when hydraulic head rapidly decreases within karst aquifers supporting residential development?

💡 Explanation

Accelerated sinkhole formation occurs because a drop in water pressure reduces support for subsurface cavities via buoyant force; therefore, unstable sediment above a cavity collapses more readily into a sinkhole cavity rather than remaining supported by saturated soil.

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