Researchers have found the first evidence of a volcano under the ice in West Antarctica — a mountain that erupted about 2,300 years ago and still might be generating enough heat to speed up glacial ...

A volcano that spits out gold sounds like a dream in the age of capitalism. Mount Erebus is the world’s southernmost active volcano and the second-tallest volcano in Antarctica with a summit reaching ...

The rapidly melting Antarctic ice sheet could trigger the eruption of over 100 volcanoes hidden beneath the ice. The thinning ice is destabilizing the volcano's magma chambers, say scientists. The ...

Though the effects of melting ice sheets on sea level rise and changes in ocean salinity have been meticulously researched, how this impacts volcanic activity has been largely unstudied — until now.

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? The West Antarctic Rift System is home to over 130 volcanoes, many of which are ...

Nearly 600 years ago, a massive volcanic eruption sent clouds of sulfurous gas and ash high into the atmosphere. The blast known as the 1458/59 CE event was so huge that it triggered decades of ...

Antarctica is one of the most extreme environments on the planet, but not always in the ways you'd expect. The southernmost continent famously has the coldest climate on Earth, but it also holds a few ...

A slow climate feedback loop may be bubbling beneath Antarctica’s vast ice sheet. The continent, divided east to west by the Transantarctic Mountains, includes volcanic giants such as Mount Erebus and ...

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Along a 900-kilometer (560-mile) stretch of Antarctica’s Pacific Coast, 18 major volcanoes jut from the ice sheet. The chain, similar in size to the Cascade volcanic chain in North America, is home to ...

Geologically, Antarctica isn't easy to study. Nearly all of it (98 percent) is covered by ice, with an average depth of 1.1 miles.. This has certain obvious impacts on our ability to measure anything ...

George Steinmetz was drawn to Mount Erebus, in Antarctica, by the ice. The volcano constantly sputters hot gas and lava, sculpting surreal caves and towers that the photographer had read about and was ...