Melting Ice Caps Could Bring Dormant Volcanoes to Life, Research from the Chilean Andes Shows

Here's a new thing to think about.

“When you take the load off, it’s just like opening a Coca-Cola bottle or a champagne bottle.”

— Brad Singer, University of Wisconsin–Madison geoscientist

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In a feedback of fire and ice, thinning ice sheets over geologic hot spots could allow more eruptions, while increased volcanic activity may speed the meltdown.

By Bob Berwyn

Add to the long list of global warming concerns that melting ice caps could trigger more volcanic eruptions.

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