Which risk increases when a rhyolitic lava dome nears collapse?

💡 Explanation

Pyroclastic flows increase under such conditions because gravitational potential energy will trigger the mechanism of slope failure, which releases buoyant gases and pyroclastics rather than causing slope reinforcement. Therefore, pyroclastic flows result rather than slope stabilization.

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