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[edit] Stratovolcano or composite volcano - which, or both?

Title here is "Stratovolcano", but first sentence says "composite" and "strato" only appears at end of first paragraph. I'm not geological, but I think this is confusing. The second para, about volcanologists prefering the "stratovolcano" term helps, but that first sentence bugs me. Can someone in the field please clarify this? Thanks - Peter 00:39, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

Improvements since my note above are wonderful - thanks to all who worked on it. Peter 21:42, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Volcano to be added as Strato

The Merapi, which is about to erupt on the Island of Java in Indonesia is a clear example of a Strato Volcano--Corney 08:52, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Images

Anyone else think their usuage is a tad excessive? -b 17:44, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

Four images, why would that be excessive? MadMaxDog 06:52, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
Four images stacked along one side, complimented by only three paragraphs and an extremely long list? I don't think it looks nice at all. -b 02:44, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

I think it's good, for a confusing topic.

[edit] "Strato Volcano" or "Stratovolcano"?

Is this one word or two? Currently (as of April 10, 2007) the article spells it "stratovolcano" pretty consistently. But some sources spell it "strato volcano." Any experts around here care to say which it is? -- Why Not A Duck 19:33, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

It should be stratovolcano... Every publication I've ever read spells it that way. Snoop0x7b 21:00, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Stratovolcano: Most dangerous?

Shouldn't there be a mention of this type of volcano is the potentially most dangerous? IE: the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyroclastic_flow that comes from it? There are a few in the USA West, ie: Hood, Rainer, Helens, and of course Vesuvius, and Krakatoa (of which has a "son" since the 1920's. It is this that kills people the quickest and I think should be mentioned. If Krakatoa, it's new descendant ever erupted again like in the 1880's again, it could kill millions.. The pyroclastic flows, and the tsunami's it would create would be devastating beyond the the last eruption when there wasn't too many people living on the islands, and also lack of records. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Asargeant (talk • contribs).

Well, if you can find a reputable source that documents that stratovolcanoes are the most dangerous, please feel free to put it in! hike395 13:57, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
It's not even true that stratovolcanoes are the most dangerous, so even if a reputable source happened to claim that (like newspapers, which are reputable but often wrong in science-related articles), we should not put it in. Large resurgent-type calderas, which have acquired the popular moniker "supervolcanoes", are by far the potentially most dangerous type of volcanoes. However, there are only a relatively small number of such volcanoes worldwide, and their eruptions are infrequent. Well-known examples include Yellowstone Caldera, Long Valley Caldera, Lake Toba, and Lake Taupo. --Seattle Skier (talk) 18:15, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
I agree that "supervolcanoes" (in the above sense) have the most violent eruptions, and probably present the biggest risk of regional or global catastrophe (although large igneous provinces might be just as bad). But if you look at the eruptive frequencies combined with the number of people at risk, I suspect stratovolcanoes as a group might be more dangerous than all the supervolcanoes. I don't know where to look for a source for that sort of judgement, though. -- Avenue 02:34, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
I agree with you too, that as a group, stratovolcanoes probably present the greatest statistical risk in terms of average fatalities per year worldwide, especially when major side-effects like the Krakatoa tsunamis are included. But I assumed that Asargeant , in referring to "potentially most dangerous" and given the rest of his/her words, was asking about which type of volcano would likely cause the most damage and fatalities if it erupted (i.e. in a single eruption), in which case the resurgent calderas are tops.
In any case, this article is in much need of expansion. A section on hazards, especially focusing on those particularly relevant to stratovolcanoes, would be a useful and necessary addition if we want to work this up to at least Good Article status. --Seattle Skier (talk) 04:58, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mayon Volcano moved to specific article

The material on Mayon is more appropriate for Mayon Volcano. I moved the material over to Talk:Mayon Volcano/Extra. hike395 (talk) 02:13, 29 April 2008 (UTC)