Which of these occurs due to explosive degassing from rhyolitic lava domes?

💡 Explanation

Pyroclastic surges quickly propagate outwards because expansion of trapped gases rapidly occurs during explosive volcanism within a viscous rhyolitic dome. Degassing causes surges, rather than shield collapses or floods; those involve different triggers, therefore A is correct.

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