Which destructive mudflow emerges when volcanic tephra accumulates?

💡 Explanation

A lahar results because saturation causes tephra destabilization. This saturation weakens the cohesion forming mudflows; therefore, a lahar occurs downslope rather than other volcanic events that involve hot gas or magma dynamics.

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