section_path: Types of volcanic eruptions
section_name: Types of volcanic eruptions
paragraph_text: Types of volcanic eruptions
  
  Eruption styles are broadly divided into magmatic, phreatomagmatic, and phreatic eruptions. The intensity of explosive volcanism is expressed using the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI), which ranges from 0 for Hawaiian-type eruptions to 8 for supervolcanic eruptions.