Freeze-Thaw cycles can cause bank erosion
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Freeze-thaw cycles can contribute to bank erosion. When ice crystals form in the soil, as shown here, the expanding ice can break up the otherwise consolidated sediment, and when the ice melts, the loosened soil is more vulnerable to erosion.
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