Which risk escalates when basaltic lava interacts violently with groundwater?

💡 Explanation

When basaltic lava encounters groundwater, rapid phase change, known as steam explosion events occur because the efficient heat energy intensifies the boiling rate; therefore steam explosions increase, rather than ozone depletion from ejected particulates.

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