Which risk increases when unconfined pyroclastic flows cool rapidly?

💡 Explanation

Columnar jointing is more likely because thermal contraction generates stress; as the flow cools, fracturing occurs. Therefore, columnar joints develop rather than other phenomena that require different processes.

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