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Published online 18 January 2008 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2008.304
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Volcano found under Antarctic ice
Active volcano may contribute to rapid glacial melt.
Scientists have found an active volcano beneath Antarctic ice that last erupted just 2,000 years ago. The hotspot lies beneath the Pine Island region of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, where glaciers are retreating more quickly than elsewhere on the continent.
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