Volcano of classifying magmatic volcanoes is by their frequency of eruption, with those that erupt regularly called active, those that have erupted in historical times but are now quiet called dormant or inactive, and those that have not erupted in historical times called extinct. However, these popular classifications—extinct in particular—are practically meaningless to scientists. They use classifications which refer to a particular volcano's formative and eruptive processes and resulting shapes. There is no consensus among volcanologists on how to define an "active" volcano. The lifespan of a volcano can vary from months to several million years, making such a distinction sometimes
Dragon Dormant and the latent energy contained within the written Chinese character, finds powerful expression". Dragon Dormant Dragon Dormant, also known as The Hibernating Dragon (), is a short story by Chinese author Pu Songling collected in "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio" ("Liaozhai"; 1740). The story is about a character named "Commissioner Qu" and his encounter with a supernatural creature in his study. Wuling County commissioner Qu is in his study reading when suddenly he spots a "little creature, bright as a glow-worm" on his desk. It slowly makes its way to one of Qu's books, after which he ascertains the