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Why is hazard city at more risk for lahars than hutton or wrightstown, even though they are closer to lava mountain than hazard city?

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The reason why Hazard City is more at risk for lahars rather than the Hutton or Wrightstown is because lahar follow a stream channels in which made Hazard City more at risk rather than Hutton or Wrightstown that is more closer to the lava mountain.

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