As the ice melts, the pressure in the magma chambers eases and the compressed magma can expand, leading to eruptions.

Deep under the frozen desert of western Antarctica, a hidden danger slumbers. Lurking beneath the massive, 1–2 ...

These ice shelves act as keystones, stabilizing the ice sheet. They're also shrinking. The ocean melts ice shelves from below ...

“Volcanic activity has been shown to affect Earth’s climate in a myriad of ways,” the authors write. “One such example is ...

The melting of Antarctic ice sheets could be leading to more intense volcanic eruptions, with significant implications for ...

Researchers discovered more than 30 dead whitebark pine trees that were entombed in ice for millennia, representing a bygone ...

M ore than a hundred volcanoes lie beneath the Antarctic ice, and the release of some of the weight upon them could spur them ...

Melting ice sheets are often considered synonymous with climate change in the media, with evocative images of lone polar ...

Antarctica’s melting ice could activate hidden volcanoes Rising volcanic activity in Antarctica linked to climate change Reduced magma pressure as ice melts leads to eruptions ...

Causes for the melting vary by region, but it is noteworthy that the temperatures over the Antarctic Ice Sheet have been generally above average, by roughly 2 degrees Celsius (4 degrees Fahrenheit) ...

are being proposed to slow the melt, even as debates intensify about prioritizing emission reductions over technological fixes. The Thwaites Glacier is one of a line of glaciers sitting along the ...