Aside from the obvious problems of melting Antarctic ice, this problem of hidden volcanoes becoming active could spell ...

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Experts are on red alert after uncovering a ticking time bomb in Antarctica that would reshape the continent and dramatically increase sea levels worldwide. More than 100 volcanoes lie beneath the ...

Melting ice may cause dozens of volcanoes beneath Antarctica's colossal ice sheet to erupt and trigger a troubling feedback loop of environmental damage, scientists have warned. A new study by ...

As the ice melts, the pressure in the magma chambers eases and the compressed magma can expand, leading to eruptions. Anatarctica has 140 hidden volcanoes.

The West Antarctic Rift System is home to over 130 volcanoes, many of which are locked ... that climate change could accelerate volcanism in Antarctica, it’s definitely worth a close examination.

Millions of tonnes of ice have been keeping the lid on Antarctica’s volcanoes for millennia. Now it’s melting fast, and eruptions are on the cards. About 100 dormant volcanoes are known to ...

Antarctica is not just a passive, icy landscape, but a geologically active region with a complex network of volcanoes — many of which remain hidden beneath the ice. This threat exists several ...

In recent years, it has become painfully evident that Earth is losing ice. Greenland's ice is shrinking, at a rate of 270 billion tons per year. And Antarctica is losing its ice, too, at a rate of ...