Which risk increases when pyroclastic material accumulates rapidly at a river delta?

💡 Explanation

Increased flood risk occurs because rapid deposition of ash in a river valley saturates, reducing its shear strength which leads to debris flow or a lahar, therefore the lahar is the risk rather than coastal erosion alone.

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