Antarctica’s Hidden Volcanoes: How Retreating Ice Might Ignite Hundreds of Explosive Eruptions
As climate change causes glaciers to vanish, scientists are discovering that this loss of ice may be triggering powerful volcanic eruptions. A new study of six Chilean volcanoes reveals that thick glaciers can suppress eruptions for thousands of years, allowing pressure to silently build in magma chambers deep underground. But once the ice retreats, that [...]
As climate change causes glaciers to vanish, scientists are discovering that this loss of ice may be triggering powerful volcanic eruptions. A new study of six Chilean volcanoes reveals that thick glaciers can suppress eruptions for thousands of years, allowing pressure to silently build in magma chambers deep underground. But once the ice retreats, that [...] What's Your Reaction?
