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← GeographyWhich risk increases when pyroclastic flows deposit substantial tephra?
A)Widespread acid rain formation
B)Long-term geothermal instability
C)Increased lahar formation risk✓
D)Elevated atmospheric ozone depletion
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Deposited tephra increases lahar formation risk because abundant unconsolidated material saturates rapidly during rainfall, triggering debris flows. Therefore, lahars intensify, rather than acidification which requires specific gas compositions, not just tephra.
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