We Have a Supervolcano Problem, Again

We have a potential supervolcano problem again on our hands, although it does not involve Italy's Campi Flegrei volcano or the Yellowstone volcano. Rather, the problem relates to a wider group of volcanoes that are sometimes called supervolcanoes, along with their usage in science communication and news articles. I now believe that the term "supervolcano" is misleading and outdated, and instead should be replaced by a different term which I am calling "large caldera complexes".

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Sources/Citations:
[1] U.S. Geological Survey
[2] INGV
[3] Japanese Meteorological Agency
[4] Amoruso, Antonella & Crescentini, Luca & D'Antonio, M. & Acocella, Valerio. (2017). Thermally-assisted Magma Emplacement Explains Restless Calderas. Scientific Reports. 7. 10.1038/s41598-017-08638-y., CC BY 4.0
[5] YouTube Creative Commons, "Visita al Vulcano Solfatara", By: Vito Simi de Burgis,    • Visita al Vulcano Solfatara  , CC BY 3.0 license
[6] VEIs, dates/years, composition, tephra layer name, DRE estimates, and bulk tephra volume estimates for volcanic eruptions shown in this video which were assigned a VEI 4 or larger are sourced from the LaMEVE database (British Geological Survey © UKRI), https://www2.bgs.ac.uk/vogripa/view/c..., Used with Permission
[7] Source of Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) methodology and criteria: Newhall, C. G., and Self, S. (1982), The volcanic explosivity index (VEI) an estimate of explosive magnitude for historical volcanism, J. Geophys. Res., 87(C2), 1231–1238, doi:10.1029/JC087iC02p01231. Accessed / Read by    / geologyhub   on Oct 5th, 2022.

0:00 Campi Flegrei
0:58 Calderas
1:33 VEI 7 eruptions
2:43 Definition Creep
5:05 Large Caldera Complex