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← GeographyWhich risk increases significantly due to blocked vent viscous lava?
A)Major caldera-forming eruption increases
B)Pyroclastic flow lateral intensity magnifies✓
C)Shield volcano gradual slope subsides
D)Effusive eruptions become more steady
💡 Explanation
Pyroclastic flow intensity magnifies because pressure builds behind the lava dome, undergoing violent fragmentation. This is explosive decompression, therefore leading to a stronger lateral blast rather than caldera formation from broad magma removal.
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