High rainfall intensity and volume increase the erosive power of water, leading to greater soil erosion.
Soil erosion is more when :
Asked in HPPSC HPAS Prelims 2011 · Topic: Environment and Sustainable Development (Deforestation, Desertification, and Land Degradation)
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