Which risk increases when Mount Rainier explosively erupts?

💡 Explanation

A tephra eruption deposits ash promoting lahars, because Volcanic ash mixes with snow/ice destabilizing slopes producing mudflows via gravitational flows. Therefore, lahars increase rather than seismic collapse, because tephra increases load but doesn't directly cause the effect.

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