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← GeographyWhich outcome worsens when cooling felsic lava creates a lava dome with a high aspect ratio?
A)Increased likelihood of Plinian eruption
B)Reduction in effusive eruption rate
C)Enhanced pyroclastic flow generation✓
D)Greater stability against gravitational collapse
💡 Explanation
Increased pyroclastic flow results because dome aspect ratio intensifies gravitational instability, enabling cohesive blocks to detach, thereby triggering block-and-ash flows, rather than promoting stability or eruption changes, because cooler magma increases internal dome friction.
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