Mount Erebus in Antarctica. (Doug Allan/ Photodisc/Getty Images) Lava. Ash. Horrifying death. All are known and expected outputs from an active volcano. But one volcano deep in the farthest, frozen ...

When Climate and Volcanoes Collide It’s well known that major volcanic events can influence the climate. But—as it turns ...

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In the frozen wilderness of Antarctica, where glaciers stretch endlessly and the ocean is filled with drifting ice, there exists a place that feels almost impossible, a volcano where you can swim in ...

Pakistan, July 4 -- Scientists remain intrigued by Mount Erebus, Antarctica's southernmost active volcano, which continues 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 ...

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 ...

Melting ice in Antarctica could trigger volcanic eruptions beneath the continent’s vast ice sheet, creating a slow but dangerous feedback loop, scientists warn. A new study suggests the melting of ...

Antarctica is usually the place we associate with endless sheets of ice and the occasional huddle of penguins, but it is also home to Mount Erebus. It is the southernmost active volcano on the planet, ...

The mystery location of a giant volcanic eruption that occurred almost 500 years ago has (in part) been solved thanks to glass shards preserved in the ice covering Antarctica. In 1458 a volcano ...