Due to Climate Change… Warnings of Catastrophic Volcanic Eruptions in Iceland
A team of scientists has issued a warning that Iceland faces a threat of violent volcanic eruptions due to climate change and rising global temperatures.
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According to volcanologist Michel Parks from the Icelandic Meteorological Office, “There is a great deal of uncertainty about when this might occur. It could take years or decades, or it could happen sooner.”
Reports indicate that glaciers have the ability to contain volcanic activity. However, global warming is gradually reducing this capacity.
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It was explained that “the immense weight of glaciers and ice sheets can exert pressure on volcanoes. As the ice recedes, the downward pressure on the Earth’s thin crust and the thicker mantle lessens, allowing the Earth’s surface to rise.”
The warning specifies that “glaciers now cover only 10% of Iceland’s surface, but this ice still blankets over half of the country’s 34 active volcanic systems, and it is melting rapidly as global temperatures rise.”
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It is noted that Iceland’s history of volcanic eruptions supports this theory, as after the ice melted 10,000 to 15,000 years ago, the frequency of volcanic eruptions on the island increased by 30 to 50 times.
British scientists consider that the accumulation of magma in the Earth’s crust could accelerate global warming, and that volcanoes might also hasten glacier melting and lead to sea level rise. However, researchers are concerned that the rapid retreat of glaciers and the build-up of magma could trigger eruptions of ice-covered volcanoes worldwide.
The world’s leading climate scientists issued an open letter to the leaders of Northern European countries this week, warning of an impending disaster due to the collapse of major Atlantic Ocean currents.
