The concept isn’t hypothetical. Tephra layers in Icelandic peat cores show that eruptions soared six-fold between 12,000 and ...

As the weight of melting ice is lifted off volcanos, eruptions will become more common and more violent, according to a new study of volcanos in Chile’s Patagonia region, reports the Smithsonian ...

Melting glaciers may be silently setting the stage for more explosive and frequent volcanic eruptions in the future, ...

And the eruptions can make warming worse, melting more glaciers.

For centuries, glaciers have sat like frosty crowns atop slumbering volcanoes, keeping Earth’s fury tucked safely beneath ...

Glacial retreat caused a wave of volcanic activity in southern Chile as the last Ice Age came to an end, according to new ...

New research from the Chilean Patagonia has identified a link between glacial retreat and underground volcanic activity ...

As glaciers melt around the world, long-dormant volcanoes may be waking up beneath the ice. New research reveals that massive ...

“Over time the cumulative effect of multiple eruptions can contribute to long-term global warming because of a buildup of greenhouse gases,” Moreno-Yaeger explained. “This creates a positive feedback ...

Scientists are warning that glaciers melting due to global warming could trigger volcanic eruptions around the world.

The effects of climate change could awaken hundreds of volcanoes worldwide – which in turn could worsen the effects of ...

Learn more about the connection between melting glaciers and volcanic eruptions, a volatile relationship that has existed ...