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← GeographyWhich risk increases when plate subduction ceases near lakes?
A)Increased geothermal activity eruption hazards
B)Crustal rebound decreased lake depths✓
C)Isostatic equilibrium glacial lake drainage
D)Decreased seismicity increased landslide potential
💡 Explanation
Crustal rebound results because glacial weight decreased, causing isostatic uplift; therefore lake depths decrease, rather than volcanic change, because tectonic push ceases after subduction declines due to absence of orogenic forcing.
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