Investigation done regarding Antarctica, hundreds of volcanoes are under the ice, found out the possibility of their eruption

Investigation done regarding Antarctica, hundreds of volcanoes are under the ice, found out the possibility of their eruption

Scientists are studying hundreds of silent volcanoes hidden under thick and cold layers of ice in Antarctica and trying to estimate how likely they are to erupt. Less known is that the western ice sheet covering the continent is considered to be the largest volcanic field on Earth, containing approximately 138 volcanoes. Of those volcanoes, geologists discovered 91 of them as part of a study that was conducted in 2017 and published in the journal Geological Society. Volcanoes come into existence on the Earth’s surface as an expression of hot…

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