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← GeographyWhich outcome results when pyroclastic flow encounters glacial ice?
A)Formation of a jökulhlaup flood✓
B)Increased atmospheric carbon sequestration
C)Creation of pillow lava structures
D)Stabilization of volcanic seismicity
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A jökulhlaup flood occurs because a pyroclastic flow's extreme heat rapidly melts glacial ice, causing a sudden, large release of water via the mechanism of ablation and subsequent river overflow. Therefore, flooding results rather than carbon sequestration or lava features formed in different conditions.
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