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 I now believe that the term “supervolcano“ is misleading and outdated, and instead should be replaced by a different term which I am calling “large caldera complexes“. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work “AsoOverlay1“, is a derivative of a photo (resized, image white point increased, image color saturation increased, text overlay, GeologyHub made graphics overlay (the GeologyHub logo and the image border)) from “Aso eruption“, by: adam_flix, 2015, Posted on Flickr, Flickr account link: , Photo link: , CC BY 2.0. “AsoOverlay1“ is used & licensed und
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