{"id":19535,"date":"2021-03-12T14:59:55","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T22:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/setapartbytruth.org\/wordpress-watchman\/?p=19535"},"modified":"2021-03-12T13:49:09","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T21:49:09","slug":"antarctica-apocalypse-volcanoes-beneath-ice-could-erupt-and-make-planet-uninhabitable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/setapartbytruth.org\/wordpress-watchman\/antarctica-apocalypse-volcanoes-beneath-ice-could-erupt-and-make-planet-uninhabitable\/","title":{"rendered":"Antarctica Apocalypse: Volcanoes beneath ice could erupt and make planet \u2018uninhabitable\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Strange Sounds<\/a> – Mar 10, 2021<\/p>\n

Antarctica could be at the heart of the Earth\u2019s doomsday if volcanoes beneath the ice were to erupt and speed up a process that could leave the planet \u201cuninhabitable,\u201d scientists have warned.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The icy continent is home to some 5,000 scientists around the world who study the unspoiled region to learn more about the Earth\u2019s history and the effects of climate change.<\/p>\n

But researchers got a shock when they discovered more than 100 dormant volcanoes below the continent\u2019s ice sheet, making it the largest volcanic region on Earth.<\/a><\/p>\n

The find was particularly important because the activity of these volcanoes could have crucial implications for the rest of the planet.<\/p>\n

If one erupts, it could further destabilize some of the region\u2019s ice sheets, which have already been affected by Earth changes.<\/p>\n

John Smellie, Professor of Volcanology at the University of Leicester, told The Conversation: \u201cThe volcanoes would melt huge caverns in the base of the ice and create enormous quantities of meltwater.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cBecause the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is wet rather than frozen to its bed \u2013 imagine an ice cube on a kitchen worktop \u2013 the meltwater would act as a lubricant and could cause the overlying ice to slip and move more rapidly.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThese volcanoes can also stabilise the ice, however, as they give it something to grip onto \u2013 imagine that same ice cube snagging onto a lump-shaped object.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIn any case, the volume of water that would be generated by even a large volcano is a pinprick compared with the volume of overlying ice.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cSo a single eruption won\u2019t have much effect on the ice flow. What would make a big difference, is if several volcanoes erupt close to or beneath any of West Antarctica\u2019s prominent \u2018ice streams\u2019<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n

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