Talk:Dormant volcano
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[edit] Soufriere Hills volcano
I wasn't aware that anyone thought Soufriere Hills was extinct; all my sources, even before the event, listed it merely as dormant and quite a dangerous volcano at that.
- You could well be right. I'd suggest fixing it, but actually I think this article title should really be redirected to Volcano - it doesn't make too much sense to have separate articles on different states volcanoes can be in. If no-one objects I'll make it a redirect tomorrow. Worldtraveller 20:14, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
I completely agree with consolidating these entries into the general volcano page - the volcano entry mentions "active", "dormant" and "extinct", three popular but relatively inaccurate terms. Soufriere Hills is an excellent example. Many would consider a volcano that had not erupted in over 300 years extinct; geologists know that is a very dangerous assumption indeed. Lamington in New Guinea roared to life in 1951 (after a dormant period of over 6800 years - see http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0503-01=&volpage=erupt&VErupt=Y&VSources=Y&VRep=Y&VWeekly=Y), killing almost 3000 people.
