Which of the following would not be an example of a threshold effect?
A) A large rain event occurs in the mountains of Northern California allowing the soils to become saturated causing flooding in regions below the mountains
B) A second rain event occurs in the same region causing the soils to begin migrating or moving as a landslide
C) Recent fires in Northern California scarred the land and a large rain event saturates the soils causing landslides to occur
D) All of the above are examples of threshold effect

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Each scenario describes a situation where a system (in this case, the environment) reaches a tipping point or threshold, beyond which a significant change occurs (flooding, soil migration, landslides). These are all examples of threshold effects, where conditions accumulate to a critical level that triggers a drastic change.

Which of the Following Would Not Be an Example of a Threshold