Which outcome occurs when unconsolidated pyroclastic materials saturate?

💡 Explanation

Lahars are mudflows of unconsolidated pyroclastic material mixing with water. Saturation leads to decreased shear strength, triggering debris flows, because fluidisation reduces friction; therefore, lahars occur, rather than pyroclastic flows, which are dry and rapidly moving.

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