Which risk significantly increases when highly viscous lava reaches seawater?

💡 Explanation

Lava encounters water and results in rapid phase transition. Water flashes to steam, which drastically increases pressure because thermal expansion causes instantaneous, violent explosions, therefore resulting in explosive events rather than lower energy pillow lava formation due to gradual deposition.

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