Which geological risk sharply increases during buoyant subduction?

💡 Explanation

More buoyant, less dense crust resists subduction, causing shallower plate angles, leading to increased magma viscosity and gas build up, triggering Volcanic Explosivity Index increase because shallower subduction causes greater volatile content, therefore more explosive eruptions, rather than other gradual processes.

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