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

The disappearance of ice could awaken dormant volcanoes, reveals a study conducted in the Chilean Andes. This phenomenon, long observed in Iceland, would now extend to other continents due to ...

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

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

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 ...

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

“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 ...

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

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 ...

Sustained volcanic eruptions can release large amounts of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide and methane, which could ...