In this article, I will be going over an illustrated (simplified) demonstration of how a volcano works - an active volcano - using knowledge and information I have gathered over the course of years of experience in my time. Using four easy-to-understand pictures, I will show how you can expect these active volcanoes to eventuate as time goes on. Here we go.
First, there's Year 1. The volcano is there, with a town carefully placed next to it. No visible signs of eruption are there, and the inhabitants of the area are completely safe and trusting in their places.
Time passes. As you can see, there's a town, and a volcano, and time has passed. The volcano shows no sign of beginning to threaten anybody by erupting.
It is now much later. The people of the town continue their daily goings, and the active volcano still shows no sign of bringing any change to the area.
Finally, at the end of our exhibition, the volcano stays the way it is and does not go into an eruption. The people of the town remain unaffected by the presence of this nearby volcano.
Using my expert, first-hand experience, it is ultimately clear that this is the true scientific event cycle of an active volcano. Trust me, I'm from New Zealand. I know about this stuff.