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Which risk significantly increases after a pyroclastic surge buries a temperate glacier?

A)Rapid glacial outburst flooding downstream
B)Increased albedo reduces regional melting
C)Tephra stabilization inhibits stream incision
D)Enhanced photosynthesis affects carbon sequestration

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Glacial outburst flooding risk increases because hot pyroclastic flows accelerate ice melting via conductive heat transfer, causing meltwater accumulation; therefore, floods occur rather than albedo increase, which would slow melt.

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