Which of the Following Is NOT a Way That Climate

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a way that climate change can contribute to the subsidence problem?

• A) Permafrost will melt causing subsidence.
• B) Some soils will dry out causing them to settle.
• C) Sea levels will rise sinking coastal cities that are already sinking.
• D) Groundwater levels may rise or fall increasing sinkhole incidence.
• E) Groundwater will warm, causing a large increase in dissolved limestone and sinkhole formation.

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