Researchers detected over 100 volcanoes beneath the Antarctic ice, located along an active volcanic rift system known as the West Antarctic Rift System, which has been active since the age of ...

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 locked away under thick layers of ice. A new study ...

Researchers found 100+ volcanoes beneath Antarctic ice along the active West Antarctic Rift System, dating back to the dinosaur age. Study reveals potential "ticking time bomb" beneath West ...

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 ...

The researchers note that even if anthropogenic warming ceased immediately, the effects of ice mass unloading that the West Antarctic Rift System has already experienced will still affect volcanic ...

More than 100 volcanoes lie beneath the surface of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, which is 'particularly vulnerable to collapse, yet its position atop an active volcanic rift is seldom considered ...

“We have previously shown that the new configuration will be less stable than it was prior to the rift, and that Larsen ... other glaciers in East and West Antarctica, which have also begun ...

Researchers have been monitoring the rift in the Larsen C shelf for years ... Larsen C is about 1100 feet thick and rests at the edge of West Antarctica, blocking the glaciers that feed into ...