Thousands of years ago, thick glaciers covered southern Chile, pressing down on the land and holding back the volcanoes underneath. The ice acted like a cap, trapping magma below the surface. But over ...

Investigation of a Chilean Volcano Indicates That Melting of the Ice Sheet Could Release Havoc on Earth Melting glaciers have ...

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

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

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

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 ...

And every volcanic eruption releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, triggering a gnarly environmental feedback loop.

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

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

As global temperatures rise and the ice melts, the loss of weight and pressure can trigger explosive eruptions.

Chilean volcano study shows melting glaciers remove pressure that suppressed eruptions for thousands of years.