Read Chapter 5 in textbook - become familiar with terminology, types of volcanoes, their settings, what determines their explosiveness, typical volcanic hazards, benefits of volcanism, and the range in sizes of volcanic eruptions.

Use of Case Study - Volcan Colima - to study volcanism and its hazards.

• I. Volcanic setting of Colima - subduction zone - comparison to other settings
• II. What class of volcano is Colima?
• III. What principal hazards are associated with Colima?
• IV. What principal hazards are associated with Colima?

I. Introduction to Colima

Questions treated in lecture:

1. Why does volcanism occur?
2. Where is most volcanism located?
3. What causes volcanism above subducting plates?
4. What is the setting of the Colima Volcanic Complex?

II. What Class of Volcano is Colima?

1. Review general classes of volcanos
2. Discuss volcano type for Colima

III. Hazards associated with Fuego and Nevado de Colima

1. Discussion of multiple hazards
2. Discussion of numbers of people that could be impacted
3. Discussion of other hazards

IV. Size of volcanic explosions

1. Comparison of volumes of eruptive material for various eruptions

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