As glaciers melt around the world, long-dormant volcanoes may be waking up beneath the ice. New research reveals that massive ice sheets have suppressed eruptions for thousands of years, building up underground pressure.

New research from the Chilean Patagonia has identified a link between glacial retreat and underground volcanic activity

Melting glaciers around the world could trigger long-dormant volcanoes that may be awakening beneath the ice, scientists said at the Goldschmidt 2025 conference in Prague.