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why are the eruptions of stratovolcanoes usually more destructive than the eruptions of shield volcanoes?

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Stratovolcanoes are sometimes referred to as composite volcanoes because of the interlayering of lava flows and pyroclastic debris. These volcanoes are frequently more explosive than shield volcanoes due to the higher viscosity of magmas ejected from them.

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