“What would make a big difference, is if several volcanoes erupt close to or beneath any of West Antarctica's prominent ‘ice streams.’” Ice streams are, as the name suggests, rivers of ice ...
Antarctica is perhaps best known for its endless expanse of ice and snow. But what many people don't realize is that hiding beneath its frosty facade are dozens of volcanoes .
Antarctica's hidden wonders include warm caves beneath Mount Erebus, the world's largest fish nursery in the Weddell Sea, and a prehistoric subglacial lake. A deep ocean trench, ice-dwelling anemones, ...
A long-dormant underwater volcano near Antarctica may have erupted, triggering 85,000 earthquakes in the area. Research stations reported the swarm of earthquakes as early as August 2020.
What's even more concerning is that the volcano has been discovered only one kilometer beneath West Antarctica, the weaker side of the ice sheet. Amanda Lough of Washington University said that an ...
Three decades ago a scientist at the University of Colorado Denver suggested that heat from a “mantle plume” under Marie Byrd Land in western Antarctica might explain regional volcanic ...
The Deception Island Antarctic Specially Managed Area monitors volcanic activity on the island, which houses an active volcano that last erupted in 1970. However, both Mount Erebus and Deception ...
Four of these volcanoes are newly discovered ... The research team focused on how the ocean channels heat towards Antarctica, influencing ice melt and contributing to sea-level rise — a critical ...