Volcano Discovered Under Antarctic Ice

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown volcano buried a kilometer under the Antarctic ice. A group of scientists from Washington University initially set out to study the history of Anarctica’s climate. To do so, they set up seismic equipment across Marie Byrd Land in West Anarctica to “weigh the ice.” Two seismic events, one in January of 2010 and another in March of 2011, puzzled the team. The events were weak and very low frequency, which strongly suggested they weren’t...

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