Ice-covered volcanoes may answer climate change questions
Friday, April 23, 2010 - 17:01
in Earth & Climate
Eruptions from mountains such as Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull create rocks that offer scientists clues about global warming. Ice-covered volcanoes like the one in Iceland that brought European air traffic to a standstill are the center of an emerging branch of volcano science that seeks to answer important questions about climate change.